Thick | Mean of thick in English Dictionary

/ˈθɪk/

• having a large distance between the top and bottom or front and back surfaces
1. a thick book/board
2. thick walls
3. a thick layer of ice
4. He wore thick glasses. [=glasses with thick lenses]
5. a thick cigar
6. a thick slice of ham/bread/cake
7. a thick, juicy steak
8. pizza with a thick crust
9. a thick wool sweater
10. a bodybuilder with a thick, short body
11. He was a man in his fifties, a little thick around the middle. [=fat around his waist]
• having a specified distance from one surface to the opposite surface
1. The planks were two inches thick.
2. The log was 12 inches thick.
3. The recipe calls for one cup of mushrooms sliced ¹/₄ inch thick.
• having parts that are close together
1. a thick [=dense] forest
2. thick woods

• growing closely together and in a large amount
1. a dog/cat with thick fur
2. She has thick, curly hair.
• difficult to see through
1. thick black smoke
2. The fog/haze was thick this morning.
3. a thick blanket of fog
• not flowing easily
1. The stew/chili was very thick.
2. thick gravy/sauce/syrup
3. a thick milkshake
4. The batter was too thick.
• difficult to understand
1. His speech was thick and slurred.
2. Her voice was thick with emotion when she talked about her divorce.
• very easy to notice
1. He spoke with a thick [=heavy] accent.
• existing in great numbers or large amounts
1. The mosquitoes were thick [=there were a lot of mosquitoes] near the lake.
2. Tension was thick in the office. [=there was a lot of tension in the office]
• having great numbers or a large amount of something
1. The air was thick with mosquitoes.
2. The atmosphere was thick with anticipation as we waited for the results.
• having a close and friendly relationship
1. Those two are really thick. [=close]
2. They were (as) thick as thieves [=very close and secretive] for weeks, which made us wonder what they were doing.
3. He was very thick with his pastor.
• the punishment of being hit on the side of the head
1. He threatened to give him a thick ear. [=(US) to slap him upside the head]
• existing or occurring in large amounts
1. Hotels and restaurants are thick on the ground along the strip.
2. Presidential candidates are thick on the ground this year. [=there are a lot of presidential candidates this year]
• in a way that makes thick pieces, layers, etc.
1. Slice the roast thick.
• in great numbers
1. Apples hung thick on the trees.
2. Suggestions were coming in thick and fast. [=large numbers of suggestions were coming in quickly]
• Noun
• in the most active or intense part of (something)
1. a soldier in the thick of (the) battle
2. He found himself in the thick of the action.
3. We're really in the thick of things now.
• through many difficult times over a long period
1. She stood by me through thick and thin.