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To put preparations on the hair to hold it close to the head and make it shiny: “I wish he wouldn’t ________ his hair down so!”

SLICK 366
PLASTER 349
GREASE 118
PASTE 103
SLICK DOWN 45
GLUE 30
OIL 28
NR 22
GOO 16
STICK 15
SMEAR 7
WAX 7
FLATTEN 5
LACQUER 5
COMB 4
GOOK 4
GOOP 4
MAT 4
PAT 4
BRUSH 3
SMOOTH 3
SPRAY 3
WET 3
BRILLIANTINE 2
CONK 2
GUNK 2
PACK 2
PRESS 2
PUT SO MUCH GOO ON 2
SLAP 2
SLEEK 2
VASELINE 2
AXLE GREASE 1
FOO-FOO 1
GLOP IT UP 1
GLOSS 1
GOOK HIS HAIR UP 1
GOP IT UP 1
GOULASH 1
GREASING 1
GREAZE 1
HOLD 1
LARD 1
MASH 1
MASH DOWN 1
MAT DOWN 1
NAIL 1
NH 1
PLASTER IT CLOSE TO THE HEAD 1
POLISH 1
PROCESS 1
PUSH 1
PUT AXLE GREASE ON 1
PUT BEAR GREASE ON 1
PUT DOPE ON 1
PUT GOOK ON 1
PUT GOOSE GREESE ON 1
PUT GREASE ON 1
PUT SLICKUM ON 1
PUT SO MUCH DOPE ON 1
PUT SO MUCH GOOEY ON 1
PUT SO MUCH GREASE ON 1
PUT SO MUCH GUNK ON 1
PUT THAT DOPE IN HIS HAIR 1
PUT TOO MUCH OIL ON 1
SLICK HIS HAIR 1
SLICK HIS HAIR BACK 1
SLICKER 1
SLOP 1
STAY-COMB 1
STICK DOWN 1
STRAIGHTEN 1
USE BRYLCREEM 1
USE SO MUCH HAIR-STAY 1
USE TOO MUCH PREPARATION 1
USE TOO MUCH SLICK 1
USE VITALIS 1
VINEGAR 1
WATER 1
WOOL-FAT 1

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