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thick adj (thicker, thickest) 1 having a relatively large distance between opposite sides. 2 having a specified distance between opposite sides • one inch thick. 3 having a large diameter • a thick rope. 4 said of a line or handwriting, etc: broad. 5 said of liquids: containing a lot of solid matter • thick soup. 6 having many single units placed very close together; dense • thick hair. 7 difficult to see through • thick fog. 8 (usually thick with something) covered with or full of it • a cake thick with chocolate. 9 said of speech: not clear. 10 said of an accent: marked; pronounced. 11 colloq said of a person: stupid; dull. 12 (usually thick with someone) colloq friendly or intimate • He is very thick with the new manager. 13 colloq unfair • That's a bit thick! adverb thickly. noun 1 (the thick) the busiest, most active or most intense part • in the thick of the fighting. 2 the thickest part of anything. thickly adverb. as thick as thieves very friendly. thick and fast frequently and in large numbers. through thick and thin whatever happens; in spite of any difficulties.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon thicce.