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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsleeksleek1 /sliːk/ adjective 1 GRACEFULa vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape the sleek lines of the new Mercedes2 SHINYsleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy-looking3 RICHsomeone who is sleek looks rich and is well dressed —sleekly adverb —sleekness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussleek• Suddenly he froze, standing tall, erect, and sleek.• the car's sleek, aerodynamic profile • It's sleek, aggressive and frankly, it has the face of an angel.• Seclusion is at hand a short train ride from Zurich, whose airport handles sleek business jets in nearly any weather.• The cat purred as Ben stroked its sleek fur.• Linda looked wonderful at the party; her hair was long and sleek, her make-up perfect.• It was sleek, its ears raised not flattened.• Certainly every time the Alto was exposed to the world outside the sleek monastery near Route 280, the response was terrific.• But a sleek sailing boat that spends all its time in harbour is no use to anyone.• The Chamber of Commerce promoted a sleek, sophisticated image of metropolitan Tucson as a good place to live.• Whatever had been on its prow was now gone, sheared off when the sleek vessel had been driven among the trees.sleek lines• The Focus-sized motor has sleek lines and huge interior space.• Not like the man-made beauty of a sports car, its sleek lines and purring engine.• Fortunately, however, their sleek lines are as tough as they are functional and good looking.• Even now its sleek lines look ahead of their time.sleeksleek2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] SHINYto make hair or fur smooth and shiny by putting water or oil on itsleek something back/down etc His hair was sleeked back with oil.→ See Verb table Origin sleek1 (1500-1600) SLICK1
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Verb table
sleek
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they sleek
he, she, it sleeks
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they sleeked
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have sleeked
he, she, it has sleeked
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had sleeked
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will sleek
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have sleeked
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Continuous Form
Present
I am sleeking
he, she, it is sleeking
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you, we, they are sleeking
Past
I, he, she, it was sleeking
you, we, they were sleeking
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been sleeking
he, she, it has been sleeking
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been sleeking
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be sleeking
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been sleeking
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