Thick — Defs

01 a. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a t…

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.
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.]
8.
Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
“His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.” — Shak.
9.
Intimate; very friendly; familiar.[Colloq.]
“We have been thick ever since.” — T. Hughes.

Phrases & compounds

Thick register — See the Note under Register, n., 7.

Thick stuff — all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve.

Syn. Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.

02 n. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

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.]
“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.

“Through thick and thin she followed him.” — Hudibras.

“He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy.” — Coleridge.

Phrases & compounds

Thick-and-thin block — a fiddle block. See under Fiddle.

Through thick and thin — through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small.

03 adv. Frequently; fast; quick.

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.

Phrases & compounds

Thick and threefold — in quick succession, or in great numbers.

04 v. t. & i. To thicken.

1.
To thicken.[R.]
“The nightmare Life-in-death was she, Who thicks man's blood with cold.” — Coleridge.