What is the meaning of Thick?

  • (v.t.&i.) To thicken.
  • (superl.) Not having due distinction of syllables or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
  • (superl.) Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
  • (adv.) Frequently; fast; quick.
  • (superl.) Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
  • (superl.) Abundant, close or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
  • (n.) A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.
  • (n.) The thickest part or the time when anything is thickest.
  • (adv.) Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
  • (superl.) 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.
  • (superl.) Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
  • (superl.) 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.
  • (adv.) To a great depth or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
  • (superl.) Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
  • (superl.) Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
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