26984 words

thick

9 definitions • 18 examples
1
having a large distance between two sides:

Examples:

a thick rope
a thick layer of dust
She picked up a thick volume and began to read out loud.
The walls are two metres thick.
a thick (= made of thick material) sweater/coat
2
growing close together and in large amounts:

Examples:

thick forest
thick, dark hair
3
difficult to see through:

Examples:

Thick, black smoke was pouring out of the chimney.
4
(of a liquid) not flowing easily:

Examples:

thick soup
a thick sauce
thick paint
5

Examples:

I told you not to touch that - are you deaf or just thick?
6
having a large distance from one side of something to the opposite side:

Examples:

a thick book/steak
The walls are a foot thick.
7
(of particular things) close together with little space between them:

Examples:

a thick fog
She had wonderful, thick, brown hair.
8
(of a liquid) not flowing easily:

Examples:

thick gravy/soup
9
fig. If your voice is thick, it is lower than usual and not as even, usually because you are feeling a strong emotion:

Examples:

Tony could hardly speak, and when he did his voice was thick with emotion.

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