THICK

Definitions

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. [R.] 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. [Colloq.] We have been thick ever since. T. Hughes.