glad — meaning in English

English meaning

• sleek verb To make something smooth, glossy, or polished.
• slippery adj Having a smooth, low-friction surface that makes it easy to slide or fall.
• smooth adjective Having an even surface, free of bumps or roughness.

Senses

glad is used for these senses in English:

• sleek Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
• slippery Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
• smooth Suave; sophisticated.
• smooth (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
• smooth (transitive) To make smooth or even.
• smoothen (transitive) To make smooth.
• smoothen (intransitive) To become smooth.

slippery — full definition

1. adj Having a smooth, low-friction surface that makes it easy to slide or fall.
2. adj Hard to pin down or trust, especially because someone is evasive or dishonest.

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