thick

(thĭk)

1. a. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin: a thick board.
   b. Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension: two inches thick.
2. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset: a thick neck.
3. Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense: a thick forest.
4. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency: thick tomato sauce.
5. Having a great number; abounding: a room thick with flies.
6. Impenetrable by the eyes: a thick fog.
7. a. Not easy to hear or understand; indistinctly articulated: the thick speech of a drunkard.
   b. Producing indistinctly articulated sounds: the thick tongues of barbarians.
8. Strongly apparent; conspicuous: a thick brogue.
9. Informal Lacking mental agility; stupid.
10. Informal Very friendly; intimate: thick friends.
11. Informal Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.

1. In a thick manner; deeply or heavily: Seashells lay thick on the beach.
2. In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely: Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.
3. So as to be thick; thickly: Slice the bread thick for the best French toast.

1. The thickest part.
2. The most active or intense part: in the thick of the fighting.

Related Forms:

• thickˈish adjective

• thickˈly adverb