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thick
I. \ˈthik\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English thikke, from Old English thicce; akin to Old High German dicki thick, Old Norse thykkr, Old Irish tiug
1.
a. : having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
< a thick plank >
< a thick neck >
< a thick book >
b. : heavily built : burly, thickset
< that thick man … is as fine as a needle — Joseph Conrad >
< a slow, closemouthed man, thick in the shoulders and muscled like a bull — H.G.Evarts >
2.
a. : close-packed with units or individuals : densely massed or tightly filled : crammed, crowded
< the air was thick with snow >
< a thick forest >
< libel suits were thick in the air — Dorothy C. Fisher >
b. : occurring in large numbers in a limited area or in close succession : numerous, frequent
< in that canyon the fossils were particularly thick — D.B.Putnam >
c. : holding much solid matter in suspension or solution : dense or viscous in consistency
< a thick syrup >
d. : foul or heavy with fumes : heavy with dust or other foreign matter : close 6, impure, stuffy — used of the air
e. : dense with particles : having drops or specks close together
< thick fog >
< thick smoke >
f. : marked by haze, fog, or mist enough to obstruct or reduce vision
< thick weather >
< a thick day >
g. : impenetrable to the eye : gross, profound — used of night or darkness
h. : showing massive concentration : unrelieved
< serves in place of a slower and thicker naturalism — New York Times >
< one of the thickest concentrations of heavy industry in the world — Sam Pollock >
i. : extreme in intensity : sheer, utter
< thick silence >
3. : measuring in thickness
< a log 12 inches thick >
< a coin 1 mm. thick >
4.
a. : marked by huskiness or hoarseness : imperfectly articulated : indistinct, muffled, guttural, rough
< plays his part with a thick accent — Henry Hewes >
b. : marked by rich and close harmony especially in the lower register — used of a musical score
5.
a. : dull of hearing or sight
b. : dull or slow of mind or apprehension : not acute or keen : obtuse, stupid
< you're obtuse, that's all; just plain thick — Jean Kerr >
6. obsolete : lined up one behind another : deep
< a guard of spies ten thick — Ben Jonson >
7. : associated on close or familiar terms : intimate
< the two were thick as thieves for months >
8. : exceeding bounds of propriety or fitness : past toleration or endurance : excessive, extravagant, extreme, gross
< called it a bit thick to be fired out of hand in that way >
< laid his flattery on thick >
Synonyms: see close, familiar, stocky
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English thikke, from thikke, adjective
1. : the most crowded or most fully occupied part : the densest concentration
< we came around a turn into the thick of a mob of yelling people — Mollie Panter-Downes >
< wide-reaching branches and a thick of leaves — Padraic Colum >
2. : the most intense or most active part or stage
< the thick of battle >
< major producers … are in the thick of this trend — Wall Street Journal >
3.
a. : the part of greatest thickness
< the thick of the thumb >
b. : thicket
c. : a dense or stupid person
< you must think I'm a right thick — Brendan Behan >
III. adverb
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English thicke, from Old English thicce; akin to Old High German dicco often; both from a prehistoric West Germanic adverb from the root of Old English thicce, adjective — more at thick I
: thickly
< misfortunes came thick and fast >
— often used in combination
< thick-starred >
< thick-swarming >
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English thikken, from Old English thiccian, from thicce, adjective
archaic : to make, be, or become thick : thicken |