Definitions of thick [θɪk]

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Definition of 'thick'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) thick
having relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite:
a thick slice of bread.

2.  thick
measured as specified between opposite surfaces:
a board one inch thick.

3.  thick
composed of objects close together; dense:
a thick fog.

4.  thick
filled or covered:
thick with dust.

5.  thick
not distinctly articulated:
thick speech.

6.  thick
marked; pronounced:
a thick foreign accent.

7.  thick
deep or profound:
thick darkness.

8.  thick
heavy or viscous:
a thick syrup.

9.  thick
close in friendship; intimate.

10.  thick
mentally slow; stupid.

11.  thick
disagreeably excessive or exaggerated.

12. (adv.) thick
in a thick manner.

13.  thick
close together; closely packed:
vines grow thick.

14.  thick
so as to produce something thick:
cheese sliced thick.

15. (n.) thick
the densest or most crowded part:
in the thick of the fight.

Definition of 'thick'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) midst, thick
the location of something surrounded by other things
"in the midst of the crowd"

2. (adj) thick
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"

3. (adj) thick
having component parts closely crowded together
"a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"

4. (adj) thick
relatively dense in consistency
"thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"

5. (adj) slurred, thick
spoken as if with a thick tongue
"the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"

6. (adj) compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
having a short and solid form or stature
"a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"

7. (adj) dense, thick
hard to pass through because of dense growth
"dense vegetation"; "thick woods"

8. (adj) thick, deep
(of darkness) very intense
"thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

9. (adj) chummy, buddy-buddy, thick(p)
(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"

10. (adj) blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed
(used informally) stupid

11. (adverb) thick
abounding; having a lot of
"the top was thick with dust"

12. (adverb) thickly, thick
with a thick consistency
"the blood was flowing thick"

13. (adverb) thick, thickly
in quick succession
"misfortunes come fast and thick"

Definition of 'thick'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) thick
≠ thin
a thick notebook; a thick layer of mud; The sweater was thick and warm.

2.  thick
≠ thin
thick hair/fur; The forest was thick and dark.

3.  thick
difficult to see through
Thick fog hung over the city.; The air was thick with smoke.

4.  thick
≠ thin
thick syrup; The glue was too thick to spread.

5.  thick
(of an accent) showing clearly that sb is from a particular place
a thick Scottish accent

6.  thick
stupid

7. (noun) thick
in the thick of sth
in the most difficult or busy part of sth
players in the thick of the games' action

8.  thick
through thick and thin
in all situations, both difficult and easy
We've been through thick and thin together.

Definition of 'thick'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) thick
frequently; fast; quick

2. (adverb) thick
closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown

3. (adverb) thick
to a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure

4. (noun) thick
the thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest

5. (noun) thick
a thicket; as, gloomy thicks

6.  thick
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

7.  thick
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

8.  thick
dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness

9.  thick
not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain

10.  thick
abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring

11.  thick
not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance

12.  thick
deep; profound; as, thick sleep

13.  thick
dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing

14.  thick
intimate; very friendly; familiar

15.  thick
to thicken

Translation of 'thick'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.
Afrikaans: dik	Arabic: سَميك	Bulgarian: дебел
Brazilian: grosso	Czech: silný, tlustý	German: dick
Danish: tyk	Greek: παχύς, χοντρός	Spanish: grueso
Estonian: paks	Farsi: ضخیم؛ کلفت	Finnish: paksu
French: épais	Hebrew: עָבֶה	Hindi: मोटा
Croatian: debeo	Hungarian: vastag	Indonesian: tebal
Icelandic: þykkur	Italian: spesso	Japanese: 厚い
Korean: 두꺼운	Lithuanian: storas	Latvian: biezs
Malay: tebal	Dutch: dik	Norwegian: tykk
Polish: gruby	Portuguese: grosso	Romanian: gros
Russian: толстый	Slovak: hrubý	Slovenian: debel
Serbian: debeo	Swedish: tjock	Thai: หนา
Turkish: kalın	Taiwanese: 厚的	Ukrainian: товстий
Urdu: دبيز، ضخيم	Vietnamese: dày	Chinese: 厚的
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