THICK


Meaning of THICK in English

■ adjective

1》 with opposite sides or surfaces relatively far apart.

↘(of a garment or similar item) made of heavy material.

2》 made up of a large number of things or people close together.

↘( ~ with ) densely filled or covered with.

↘(of the air or atmosphere, or a substance in the air) opaque, heavy, or dense: ~ fog.

3》 (of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely.

4》 informal of low intelligence; stupid.

5》 (of a voice) hoarse or husky.

↘(of an accent) very marked and difficult to understand.

6》 informal having a very close, friendly relationship.

■ noun ( the ~ ) the middle or the busiest part of something: in the ~ of battle.

■ adverb ~ly: bread spread ~ with butter.

Phrases

be ~ on the ground see ground 1 .

a bit ~ Brit. informal unfair or unreasonable.

give someone (or get ) a ~ ear Brit. informal punish someone (or be punished) with a blow on the ear.

have a ~ skin see skin .

~ and fast rapidly and in great numbers.

( as ) ~ as thieves informal very close or friendly.

( as ) ~ as two (short) planks (or as a plank) Brit. informal very stupid.

through ~ and thin under all circumstances, no matter how difficult.

Derivatives

~ish adjective

~ly adverb

Origin

OE thicce , of Gmc origin.

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