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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