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.]
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.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets" [ant: thin]
2.
having component parts closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"
spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: slurred]
5.
having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man" [syn: compact]
6.
hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods" [syn: dense]
7.
(of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
8.
(used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" [syn: chummy]
9.
(used informally) stupid
10.
abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"
adverb
1.
with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick" [syn: thickly] [ant: thin]
2.
in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick"
noun
1.
the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" [syn: midst]
Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl. Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf. Tight.]1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick. Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer. My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. --1 Kings xii. 10. 2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck. 3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness. Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak. 4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. "In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott. 5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring. The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi. 29. Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood. --Dryden. 6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance. 7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak. 8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak. His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. --Shak. 9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.] We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes. Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred, thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying, thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped, thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed, thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like. Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n., 7. Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles. Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
Thick\, n. 1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest. In the thick of the dust and smoke. --Knolles. 2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] --Drayton. Through the thick they heard one rudely rush. --Spenser. He through a little window cast his sight Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light. --Dryden. Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under Fiddle. Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small. Through thick and thin she followed him. --Hudibras. He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy. --Coleridge.
Thick\ (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.]1. Frequently; fast; quick. 2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown. 3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure. Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great numbers. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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