Meaning & Definition of Thick in English

1. The location of something surrounded by other things

• "In the midst of the crowd"

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"

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"

4. Spoken as if with a thick tongue

• "The thick speech of a drunkard"

• "His words were 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"

6. Hard to pass through because of dense growth

• "Dense vegetation"

• "Thick woods"

7. (of darkness) very intense

• "Thick night"

• "Thick darkness"

• "A face in deep shadow"

• "Deep night"

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"

9. (used informally) stupid

10. Abounding

• Having a lot of

• "The top was thick with dust"

1. With a thick consistency

• "The blood was flowing thick"

2. In quick succession

• "Misfortunes come fast and thick"