[syn: thick, thickly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thick \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.
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Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
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My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
loins. --1 Kings xii.
10.
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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.
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3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak.
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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.
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5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
29.
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Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
--Dryden.
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6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
--Shak.
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9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes.
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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.
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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.
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Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thick \Thick\, n.
1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
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In the thick of the dust and smoke. --Knolles.
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2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.
--Spenser.
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He through a little window cast his sight
Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.
--Dryden.
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Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under
Fiddle.
Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and
difficulties, both great and small.
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Through thick and thin she followed him. --Hudibras.
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He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of
a military frenzy. --Coleridge.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.]
1. Frequently; fast; quick.
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2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
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3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as,
land covered thick with manure.
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Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great
numbers. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thick \Thick\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.]
To thicken. [R.]
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The nightmare Life-in-death was she,
Who thicks man's blood with cold. --Coleridge.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thick
adv 1: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
[syn: thickly, thick] [ant: thin, thinly]
2: in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" [syn:
thick, thickly]
adj 1: 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"
3: relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup";
"thick smoke"; "thick fog" [ant: thin]
4: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a
drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: slurred, thick]
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, heavyset, stocky,
thick, thickset]
6: hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense
vegetation"; "thick woods" [syn: dense, thick]
7: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness";
"a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" [syn: thick, deep]
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, buddy-buddy, thick(p)]
9: (used informally) stupid [syn: blockheaded, boneheaded,
duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick,
thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed]
10: abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"
n 1: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in
the midst of the crowd" [syn: midst, thick]