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–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 fol. 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.

–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: bef. 900; (adj. and adv.) ME thikke, OE thicce; c. D dik, G dick; akin to ON thykkr (n.) ME, deriv. of the adj.

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—Related forms

thickish, adjective

thickly, adverb

—Synonyms 6. strong, pronounced, decided.

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through thick and thin

whatever happens; in spite of all difficulties
Example: They were friends through thick and thin.

Arabic:	في السَّرّاء والضَّرّاء، مَهما يَحْدُث
Chinese (Simplified):	不顾艰难险阻，不论祸福
Chinese (Traditional):	不顧艱難險阻，不論禍福
Czech:	za všech okolností
Danish:	gennem tykt og tyndt
Dutch:	door dik en dun
Estonian:	ükskõik mis ka ei juhtuks, läbi paksu ja vedela
Finnish:	uskollinen
French:	contre vents et marées
German:	durch dick und dünn
Greek:	ό,τι κι αν συμβεί, στη χαρά και στη λύπη
Hungarian:	tűzön-vízen át
Icelandic:	gegnum súrt og sætt
Indonesian:	apa pun yang terjadi
Italian:	(nella buona e nella cattiva sorte)

Japanese:	何事があろうと
Latvian:	caur uguni un ūdeni
Lithuanian:	ir džiaugsme, ir varge; nepaisant kliūčių, *sunkumų
Norwegian:	gjennom tykt og tynt
Polish:	w doli i niedoli, na dobre i na złe
Portuguese (Brazil):	haja o que houver
Portuguese (Portugal):	para a vida
Romanian:	la bine şi la rău
Russian:	несмотря ни на что
Slovak:	za každých okolností
Slovenian:	v dobrem in slabem
Spanish:	contra viento y marea, incondicionalmente, pase lo que pase, a las duras y a las maduras
Swedish:	i alla väder, i vått och torrt
Turkish:	iyi günde de kötü günde de

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
through thick and thin

To stay with someone or something “through thick and thin” is to persevere through good times as well as bad: “She stood beside her friend through thick and thin.”

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