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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024thick /θɪk/USA pronunciation adj. and adv., -er, -est, n. adj. - having a great distance from one surface to the opposite;
not thin:a thick slice of bread. - measured between opposite surfaces:[after a noun or phrase of measurement]a board one inch thick.
- made up of objects close together;
dense: difficult to see through:The planes couldn't land in the thick fog. - filled or covered:[be + ~ + with]The air was thick with tobacco smoke.
- not clearly pronounced or articulated:thick speech.
- easy to notice;
obvious:I have a thick Russian accent when I speak English. - deep or profound:thick darkness.
- intimate;
close (in friendship):thick friends. - heavy;
not easily poured:thick soup. - mentally slow;
stupid:Sometimes he can be a little thick.
adv. - in a thick manner.
- close together:vines growing thick.
- so as to produce something thick:The cheese was sliced thick.
n. [uncountable] - the densest or most crowded part:in the thick of the fight.
Idioms- thick as thieves, close in friendship;
very friendly. - Idioms through thick and thin, under both favorable and unfavorable conditions;
faithfully:They stayed friends through thick and thin.
thick•ly, adv. thick•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thick (thik),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., -er, -est, n.
adj. - having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite;
not thin:a thick slice. - measured, as specified, between opposite surfaces, from top to bottom, or in a direction perpendicular to that of the length and breadth;
(of a solid having three general dimensions) measured across its smallest dimension:a board one inch thick. - composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together;
dense:a thick fog; a thick forest. - filled, covered, or abounding (usually fol. by with):tables thick with dust.
- husky or hoarse;
not distinctly articulated:The patient's speech is still quite thick. - markedly so (as specified):a thick German accent.
- deep or profound:thick darkness.
- (of a liquid) heavy or viscous:a thick syrup.
- [Informal.]close in friendship;
intimate. - mentally slow;
stupid;
dull. - disagreeably excessive or exaggerated:They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.
adv. - in a thick manner.
- close together;
closely packed:The roses grew thick along the path. - in a manner to produce something thick:Slice the cheese thick.
- lay it on thick, [Informal.]to praise excessively;
flatter:He's laying it on thick because he wants you to do him a favor.
n. - the thickest, densest, or most crowded part:in the thick of the fight.
- through thick and thin, under favorable and unfavorable conditions;
steadfastly:We have been friends for 20 years, through thick and thin.
- bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival and adverb, adverbial) Middle English thikke, Old English thicce; cognate with Dutch dik, German dick; akin to Old Norse thykkr (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the adjective, adjectival
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strong, pronounced, decided.
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