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Definitions for Thick

[1] having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
[2] 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.
[3] composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense: a thick fog; a thick forest.
[4] filled, covered, or abounding (usually followed by with ): tables thick with dust.
[5] husky or hoarse; not distinctly articulated: The patient's speech is still quite thick.
[6] markedly so (as specified): a thick German accent.
[7] deep or profound: thick darkness.
[8] (of a liquid) heavy or viscous: a thick syrup.
[9] Informal . close in friendship; intimate.
[10] mentally slow; stupid; dull.
[11] disagreeably excessive or exaggerated: They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.
[12] in a thick manner.
[13] close together; closely packed: The roses grew thick along the path.
[14] in a manner to produce something thick: Slice the cheese thick.
[15] the thickest, densest, or most crowded part: in the thick of the fight.
[16] lay it on thick , Informal . to praise excessively; flatter: He's laying it on thick because he wants you to do him a favor.
[17] through thick and thin , under favorable and unfavorable conditions; steadfastly: We have been friends for 20 years, through thick and thin.
[18] of relatively great extent from one surface to the other; fat, broad, or deep a thick slice of bread
[19] (postpositive) of specific fatness ten centimetres thick (in combination ) a six-inch-thick wall
[20] having a relatively dense consistency; not transparent thick soup
[21] abundantly covered or filled a piano thick with dust
[22] impenetrable; dense a thick fog
[23] stupid, slow, or insensitive a thick person
[24] throaty or badly articulated a voice thick with emotion
[25] (of accents, etc) pronounced
[26] informal very friendly (esp in the phrase thick as thieves )
[27] a bit thick British unfair or excessive
[28] a thick ear informal a blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc
[29] in order to produce something thick to slice bread thick
[30] profusely; in quick succession (esp in the phrase thick and fast )
[31] lay it on thick informal to exaggerate a story, statement, etc to flatter excessively
[32] a thick piece or part
[33] the thick the busiest or most intense part
[34] through thick and thin in good times and bad

Words related to Thick

heavy, wide, broad, hard, fat, chunky, massive, impenetrable, opaque, stiff, deep, gooey, syrupy, tight, abundant, dense, full, dull, muddy, soupy

Words nearby Thick

thiazide, thiazine, thiazole, thibet, thibodaux, thick, thick and fast, thick and thin, thick as thieves, thick client, thick milk

Origin of Thick

before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English thikke, Old English thicce; cognate with Dutch dik, German dick; akin to Old Norse thykkr (noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.

Other words from Thick

thick·ish , adjective
thick·ly , adverb
o·ver·thick , adjective
o·ver·thick·ly , adverb
o·ver·thick·ness , noun
su·per·thick , adjective
un·thick , adjective
un·thick·ly , adverb
un·thick·ness , noun

Word origin for Thick

Old English thicce; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thikki, Old Norse thykkr

Synonyms for Thick

broad, chunky, fat, hard, heavy, massive, wide, compact, concrete, firm, high, husky, solid, squat, blubbery, burly, consolidated, obese, pudgy, stocky, stubby, stumpy, substantial, thickset