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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adjective [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}, noun, 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adverb [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Thick \Thick\, verb (used with an object) & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.] To thicken. [R.]
The nightmare Life-in-death was she, Who thicks man's blood with cold. --Coleridge.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adverb
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}]
adjective
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"
noun
1: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" [syn: {midst}, {thick}]
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