Slicking

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or process of smoothing.
  • noun. Narrow veins of ore.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of slick.
  • noun. A narrow vein of ore.
  • noun. A whipping with a hickory switch.
  • Word Usage
    "The boys resorted to all sorts of tactics to avoid the dreaded haircut, such as slicking their hair back with Vaseline to make it appear shorter."
    verb-stem
    slick