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thick

/θɪk/

noun

Meaning

  • The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

    "It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

  • A thicket.

  • A stupid person; a fool.

verb

Meaning

  • To thicken.

adjective

Meaning

  • Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

  • Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

    "I want some planks that are two inches thick."

  • Heavy in build; thickset.

    "He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

  • Densely crowded or packed.

    "We walked through thick undergrowth."

  • Having a viscous consistency.

    "My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."

  • Abounding in number.

    "The room was thick with reporters."

  • Impenetrable to sight.

    "We drove through thick fog."

  • (Of an accent) Prominent, strong.

  • Stupid.

    "He was as thick as two short planks."

  • Friendly or intimate.

    "They were as thick as thieves."

  • Deep, intense, or profound.

    "Thick darkness."

  • Troublesome; unreasonable

  • (chiefly of women) Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

Synonyms

broad,
chummy,
close,
close-knit,
friendly,
intimate,
pally,
tight-knit,
chunky,
solid,
stocky,
thickset,
crowded,
dense,
packed,
dense,
dumb,
stupid,
thick as pigshit,
thick as two short planks,
dense,
opaque,
solid,
extreme,
great,
glutinous,
viscous,
overflowing,
swarming,
teeming

adverb

Meaning

  • In a thick manner.

    "Snow lay thick on the ground."

  • Frequently or numerously.

    "The arrows flew thick and fast around us."