thick meaning and definition

THICK noun

Definition of thick (noun)

1. the location of something surrounded by other things
   • "in the midst of the crowd"
   • synonyms: midst

THICK adjective

Definition of thick (adjective)

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"
   • antonym: thin
2. having component parts closely crowded together
   • "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"
3. relatively dense in consistency
   • "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
   • antonym: thin
4. spoken as if with a thick tongue
   • "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"
   • synonyms: slurred
5. having a short and solid form or stature
   • "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
   • synonyms: compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset
6. hard to pass through because of dense growth
   • "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
   • synonyms: dense
7. (of darkness) very intense
   • "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
   • synonyms: deep
8. (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
9. (used informally) stupid
   • synonyms: blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed
10. abounding; having a lot of
    • "the top was thick with dust"

THICK adverb

Definition of thick (adverb)

1. with a thick consistency
   • "the blood was flowing thick"
   • synonyms: thickly
   • antonym: thin
2. in quick succession
   • "misfortunes come fast and thick"
   • synonyms: thickly