thick

[thik] adjective, thick·er, thick·est, adverb, thick·er, thick·est, noun
adjective
1.
having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
2.
measured, as specified, between opposite surfaces, from top to bottom, or in a direction perpendicular to that of the length and breadth; (of a solid having three general dimensions) measured across its smallest dimension: a board one inch thick.
3.
composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense: a thick fog; a thick forest.
4.
filled, covered, or abounding (usually followed by with ): tables thick with dust.
5.
husky or hoarse; not distinctly articulated: The patient's speech is still quite thick.
6.
markedly so (as specified): a thick German accent.
7.
deep or profound: thick darkness.
8.
(of a liquid) heavy or viscous: a thick syrup.
9.
Informal. close in friendship; intimate.
10.
mentally slow; stupid; dull.
11.
disagreeably excessive or exaggerated: They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.
adverb
12.
in a thick manner.
13.
close together; closely packed: The roses grew thick along the path.
14.
in a manner to produce something thick: Slice the cheese thick.
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noun
15.
the thickest, densest, or most crowded part: in the thick of the fight.
Idioms
16.
lay it on thick, Informal. to praise excessively; flatter: He's laying it on thick because he wants you to do him a favor.
17.
through thick and thin, under favorable and unfavorable conditions; steadfastly: We have been friends for 20 years, through thick and thin.
Origin:
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English thikke, Old English thicce; cognate with Dutch dik, German dick; akin to Old Norse thykkr (noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.

Related forms
thick·ish, adjective
thick·ly, adverb
o·ver·thick, adjective
o·ver·thick·ly, adverb
o·ver·thick·ness, noun
su·per·thick, adjective
un·thick, adjective
un·thick·ly, adverb
un·thick·ness, noun

Synonyms
6. strong, pronounced, decided.
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thick (θɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  of relatively great extent from one surface to the other; fat, broad, or deep: a thick slice of bread
2.  a.  (postpositive) of specific fatness: ten centimetres thick
 b.  (in combination): a six-inch-thick wall
3.  having a relatively dense consistency; not transparent: thick soup
4.  abundantly covered or filled: a piano thick with dust
5.  impenetrable; dense: a thick fog
6.  stupid, slow, or insensitive: a thick person
7.  throaty or badly articulated: a voice thick with emotion
8.  (of accents, etc) pronounced
9.  informal very friendly (esp in the phrase thick as thieves)
10.  (Brit) a bit thick unfair or excessive
11.  informal a thick ear a blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc
 
—adv
12.  in order to produce something thick: to slice bread thick
13.  profusely; in quick succession (esp in the phrase thick and fast)
14.  informal lay it on thick
 a.  to exaggerate a story, statement, etc
 b.  to flatter excessively
 
—n
15.  a thick piece or part
16.  the thick the busiest or most intense part
17.  through thick and thin in good times and bad
 
[Old English thicce; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thikki, Old Norse thykkr]
 
'thickish
 
—adj
 
'thickly
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

thick
O.E. þicce "not thin, dense," from P.Gmc. *theku-, *thekwia- (cf. O.S. thikki, O.H.G. dicchi, Ger. dick, O.N. þykkr, O.Fris. thikke), from PIE *tegu- "thick" (cf. Gaelic tiugh). Secondary O.E. sense of "close together" is preserved in thickset and proverbial
phrase thick as thieves (1833). Meaning "stupid" is first recorded 1597. Phrase thick and thin is in Chaucer (c.1386); thick-skinned is attested from 1545; in fig. sense from 1602. Verb thicken is first recorded c.1425 (trans.), 1598 (intrans.); an earlier verb was O.E. þiccian. To be in the thick of some action, etc., "to be at the most intense moment" is from 1681, from a M.E. noun sense.
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Medical Dictionary

thick (thĭk)
adj. thick·er, thick·est

  1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin.

  2. Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension.

  3. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset.

  4. Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense.

  5. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency.

  6. Having a great number; abounding.

  7. Impenetrable by the eyes.

  8. Not easy to hear or understand; indistinctly articulated.

  9. Noticeably affecting sound; conspicuous.

  10. Producing indistinctly articulated sounds.

adv.

  1. In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely.

  2. In a thick manner; deeply or heavily.

n.
The most active or intense part.

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Slang Dictionary

thick definition


  1. mod.
    stupid; thickheaded. : She's sort of thick, but she means well.
  2. mod.
    involved (with someone). : They're thick as can be.
  3. mod.
    unbelievable. : This story is too thick for me. I'm cruising outa here.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases

thick

In addition to the idioms beginning with thick, also see blood is thicker than water; lay it on thick; plot thickens; through thick and thin.

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Example sentences
The sauce is ready when it is as thick as applesauce and the oil forms a dark,
  deep pool on the surface.
Parts of the city, which is packed with displaced people, are still covered by
  a layer of purplish rock up to twelve feet thick.
And naleds are already quite thick in their natural form-in some cases more
  than twenty feet deep.
Drainage from swollen or infected sinuses may be thick or discolored.
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