Thick

a.	1.	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. Were it as thick as is a branched oak. - Chaucer. My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. - 1 Kings xii. 10.
	2.	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.
	3.	Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness. Make the gruel thick and slab. - Shak.
	4.	Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
	5.	Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring. The people were gathered thick together. - Luke xi. 29. Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood. - Dryden.
	6.	Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
	7.	Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
	8.	Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. - Shak.
	9.	Intimate; very friendly; familiar. We have been thick ever since. - T. Hughes. Thick register (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n., 7. Thick stuff (Naut.) all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. - J. Knowles.
n.	1.	The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest. In the thick of the dust and smoke. - Knolles.
	2.	A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. Through the thick they heard one rudely rush. - Spenser. He through a little window cast his sight Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light. - Dryden. Thick-and-thin block (Naut.) a fiddle block. See under Fiddle. Through thick and thin through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small. Through thick and thin she followed him. - Hudibras. He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy. - Coleridge.
adv.	1.	Frequently; fast; quick.
	2.	Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
	3.	To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure. Thick and threefold in quick succession, or in great numbers. - L'Estrange.
v. t. & i.	1.	To thicken. The nightmare Life-in-death was she, Who thicks man's blood with cold. - Coleridge.

Noun	1.	thick - the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" Synonyms: midst
Adj.	1.	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" Antonyms: thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
	2.	thick - closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds" Synonyms: compact, dense
	3.	thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog" Antonyms: thin - relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"
	4.	thick - spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred" Synonyms: slurred
	5.	thick - wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark" Synonyms: heavy
	6.	thick - hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods" Synonyms: dense
	7.	thick - (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" Synonyms: deep
	8.	thick - abundant; "a thick head of hair"
	9.	thick - heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" Synonyms: heavyset, stocky, thickset, compact
	10.	thick - (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" Synonyms: buddy-buddy, chummy
	11.	thick - used informally Synonyms: blockheaded, boneheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick-skulled, thickheaded, wooden-headed
	12.	thick - abundantly covered or filled; "the top was thick with dust"
Adv.	1.	thick - with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick" Synonyms: thickly
	2.	thick - in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" Synonyms: thickly

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