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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl.
     Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
     OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
     [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
     tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
     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.
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              Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
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              My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
              loins.                                --1 Kings xii.
                                                    10.
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     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.
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     3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
        figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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              Make the gruel thick and slab.        --Shak.
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     4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;
        as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
        ``In a thick, misty day.'' --Sir W. Scott.
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     5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
        following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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              The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
                                                    29.
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              Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
        articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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     7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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     8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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              His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
                                                    --Shak.
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     9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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              We have been thick ever since.        --T. Hughes.
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     Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
           of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
           thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
           thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
           thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
           thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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     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.
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     Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thick \Thick\, n.
     1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
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              In the thick of the dust and smoke.   --Knolles.
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     2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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              Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.
                                                    --Spenser.
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              He through a little window cast his sight
              Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under
        Fiddle.
  
     Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and
        difficulties, both great and small.
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              Through thick and thin she followed him. --Hudibras.
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              He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of
              a military frenzy.                    --Coleridge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.]
     1. Frequently; fast; quick.
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     2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
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     3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as,
        land covered thick with manure.
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     Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great
        numbers. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thick \Thick\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.]
     To thicken. [R.]
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           The nightmare Life-in-death was she,
           Who thicks man's blood with cold.        --Coleridge.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.]
     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. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thick \Thick\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.]
     To thicken. [R.]
  
           The nightmare Life-in-death was she, Who thicks man's
           blood with cold.                         --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl.
     Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
     OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
     [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
     tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
     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.
        ``In a thick, misty day.'' --Sir W. Scott.
  
     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. [R.] --Shak.
  
     8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
  
              His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
  
              We have been thick ever since.        --T. Hughes.
  
     Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
           of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
           thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
           thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
           thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
           thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thick \Thick\, 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. [Obs.] --Drayton.
  
              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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  thick
       adj 1: 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" [ant: thin]
       2: closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a
          dense population"; "thick crowds" [syn: compact, dense]
       3: relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick
          soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog" [ant: thin]
       4: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a
          drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: slurred]
       5: wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark" [syn: heavy]
       6: hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense
          vegetation"; "thick woods" [syn: dense]
       7: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness";
          "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" [syn: deep]
       8: abundant; "a thick head of hair"
       9: 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" [syn: compact,
           heavyset, stocky, thickset]
       10: (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"
           [syn: chummy, buddy-buddy, thick(p)]
       11: used informally [syn: blockheaded, boneheaded, fatheaded,
            loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed]
       12: abundantly covered or filled; "the top was thick with dust"
       n : the location of something surrounded by other things; "in
           the midst of the crowd" [syn: midst]
       adv 1: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
              [syn: thickly] [ant: thinly]
       2: in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" [syn:
           thickly]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thick
     Αγγλικά a.
     παχύς, χοντρός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thick
     Yola n.
     (alt form yol titch)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  thick
     a.
     (senseid en wide)relatively great in extent from one surface to the
  opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
     adv.
     1 In a thick manner.
     2 Frequently or numerously.
     n.
     1 The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
     2 A thicket.
     3 (lb en slang) A stupid person; a fool.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic ambitransitive) To thicken.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  thick
     a.
     (senseid en wide)relatively great in extent from one surface to the
  opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
     adv.
     1 In a thick manner.
     2 Frequently or numerously.
     n.
     1 The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
     2 A thicket.
     3 (lb en slang) A stupid person; a fool.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic ambitransitive) To thicken.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  thick
     a.
     (senseid en wide)relatively great in extent from one surface to the
  opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
     adv.
     1 In a thick manner.
     2 Frequently or numerously.
     n.
     1 The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
     2 A thicket.
     3 (lb en slang) A stupid person; a fool.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic ambitransitive) To thicken.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thick
     Englanti a.
     paksu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thick
     Engelska a.
     (''inanimatum'') tjock (ej om människor)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Thick /θˈɪk/
  سميك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  thick //θɘk// //θɪk// 
  1. изобилен
  abounding in number
  2. гъст 2.
  densely crowded or packed
   3.
  having a viscous consistency
  3. неясен
  difficult to understand, poorly articulated
  4. близък
  friendly, intimate
  5. дебе́л 2.
  heavy in build
   3.
  measuring a certain number of units in this dimension
  6. тъп
  informal: stupid
  7. дебе́л, тлъст
  relatively great in extent from one surface to another

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  thick //θɘk// //θɪk// 
  гъсто
  in a thick manner