Thick Definition
thĭk
thicker, thickest
adjective
thicker, thickest
Having relatively great depth; of considerable extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin.
A thick board.
Webster's New World
Having relatively large diameter in relation to length.
A thick pipe.
Webster's New World
As measured in the third dimension or between opposite surfaces.
A wall six inches thick.
Webster's New World
Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset.
A thick neck.
American Heritage
Having the constituent elements abundant and close together.
Webster's New World
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adverb
In a thick manner; deeply or heavily.
Seashells lay thick on the beach.
American Heritage
In a thick way.
Webster's New World
In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely.
Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.
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noun
The thickest part.
American Heritage
The thickest part or the period of greatest activity.
In the thick of the fight.
Webster's New World
idiom
thick and thin
- Good and bad times:
They remained friends through thick and thin.
American Heritage
thick as thieves
- intimately associated
Webster's New World
through thick and thin
- in good times and bad times; in every eventuality
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Thick
Adjective
Base Form:
thick
Comparative:
thickerSuperlative:
thickestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Thick
- thick and thin
- thick as thieves
- through thick and thin
Origin of Thick
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Middle English thicke from Old English thicce tegu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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