THICK

thick. Thick, a. gross, muddy, close, n. the thickest part

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Thick (thĭk), a. [Compar. Thicker (–ẽr); superl. Thickest.] [[OE. thicke, AS. þicce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. þykkr, þjökkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf. Tight.]] 1. 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. 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. 3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
Make the gruel thick and slab. Shak. 4. 4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. “In a thick, misty day.” Sir W. Scott.
5. 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. 6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
7. 7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. Shak.
8. 8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. Shak.
His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. Shak. 9. 9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
We have been thick ever since. T. Hughes. ☞ Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred, thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying, thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped, thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed, thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like. Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n., 7. — Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. J. Knowles. Syn. — Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.