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thick

/θɪk//θɘk//θɪk//θɪk/
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noun

1. The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

"It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

2. A thicket.

3. A stupid person; a fool.

verb

1. To thicken.

adjective

1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Synonyms: broad
Antonyms: slim, thin

2. Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

"I want some planks that are two inches thick."

3. Heavy in build; thickset.

"He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

Synonyms: chunky, solid, stocky, thickset
Antonyms: slender, slight, slim, svelte, thin

4. Densely crowded or packed.

"We walked through thick undergrowth."

Synonyms: crowded, dense, packed
Antonyms: sparse

5. Having a viscous consistency.

"My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."

Synonyms: glutinous, viscous
Antonyms: free-flowing, runny

6. Abounding in number.

"The room was thick with reporters."

Synonyms: overflowing, swarming, teeming
Antonyms: scant, scarce, slight

7. Impenetrable to sight.

"We drove through thick fog."

Synonyms: dense, opaque, solid
Antonyms: thin, transparent

8. (Of an accent) Prominent, strong.

9. Stupid.

"He was as thick as two short planks."

Synonyms: dense, dumb, stupid, thick as pigshit, thick as two short planks
Antonyms: brainy, intelligent, smart

10. Friendly or intimate.

"They were as thick as thieves."

Synonyms: chummy, close, close-knit, friendly, intimate, pally, tight-knit
Antonyms: unacquainted

11. Deep, intense, or profound.

"Thick darkness."

Synonyms: extreme, great

12. Troublesome; unreasonable

13. (chiefly of women) Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

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adverb

1. In a thick manner.

"Snow lay thick on the ground."

2. Frequently or numerously.

"The arrows flew thick and fast around us."

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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