slick

1. (by extension, hydrodynamics, US, dated) A rapidly-expanding ring of dark water, resembling an oil slick, around the site of a large underwater explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress through the water of the shock wave generated by the explosion.USbroadlydated

2. (sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.Examples: "You'll go much faster if you put on slicks."Synonyms: slick tire, slick tyre

3. (US, military slang) A helicopter.USslang

4. (printing) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.Examples: "The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer."

5. (publishing, slang) A glossy magazine.Examples: "Many of the stories in SSB [Sex Behind Bars] first appeared in gay slicks, Mandate, Honcho, First Hand, et al."; "When Carver, wild to be published in a major slick, decided to accept the changes, Maryann accused him “of being a whore, of selling out to the establishment.”"slang

6. (fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, the copious, lubricating bodily fluid produced by an omega in heat.Examples: "I spent two fucking days locked up in that hotel room, miserable and hating myself and drenched in my own slick!"; "For his ruts, Castiel orders slick from a single donor, who is, unbeknownst to him, Dean, who lives at the Roadhouse and is in contact with many of his colleagues and rescuees."; "She observed another parallel to menstruation, namely the abundance of 'slick' that Omegas produce when they go into heat, which mainly functions as an anal lubricant."slang

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of sleek (“with ease and dexterity”).Examples: "We're just following a couple of crooks who've got slick away in that two-funnelled boat yonder, and we mean to keep in touch with them till they land."alt-ofalternativecolloquialnot-comparable