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Webster 1913 Edition

Thick

Thick

(thĭk)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Thicker
(-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
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.
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.
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.
Dense; not thin; inspissated;
as,
thick
vapors
. Also used figuratively;
as,
thick
darkness
.
Make the gruel
thick
and slab.
Shakespeare
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.
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.
Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct;
as, a
thick
utterance
.
7.
Deep; profound;
as,
thick
sleep
.
[R.]
Shak.
8.
Dull; not quick;
as,
thick
of fearing
.
Shak.
His dimensions to any
thick
sight were invincible.
Shakespeare
9.
Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
[Colloq.]
We have been
thick
ever since.
T. Hughes.
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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
,
Noun.
, 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.

Thick

,
Noun.
1.
The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
In the
thick
of the dust and smoke.
Knolles.
2.
A thicket;
as, gloomy
thicks
.
[Obs.]
Drayton.
Through the
thick
they heard one rudely rush.
Spenser.
He through a little window cast his sight
Through
thick
of bars, that gave a scanty light.
Dryden.
Thick-and-thin block
(Naut.)
,
a fiddle block. See under
Fiddle
.
–
Through thick and thin
,
through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small.
Through thick and thin
she followed him.
Hudibras.
He became the panegyrist,
through thick and thin
, of a military frenzy.
Coleridge.

Thick

(thĭk)
,
adv.
[AS.
þicce
.]
1.
Frequently; fast; quick.
2.
Closely;
as, a plat of ground
thick
sown
.
3.
To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual;
as, land covered
thick
with manure
.
Thick and threefold
,
in quick succession, or in great numbers.
[Obs.]
L'Estrange.

Thick

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[Cf. AS.
þiccian
.]
To thicken.
[R.]
The nightmare Life-in-death was she,
Who
thicks
man's blood with cold.
Coleridge.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thick

THICK

, a.
1.
Dense; not thin; as thick vapors; a thick fog.
2.
Inspissated; as, the paint is too thick.
3.
Turbid; muddy; feculent; not clear; as, the water of a river is thick after a rain.
4.
Noting the diameter of a body; as a piece of timber seven inches thick.
My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 1 Kings 12.
5.
Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; as a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper.
6.
Close; crowded with trees or other objects; as a thick forest or wood; thick grass; thick corn.
The people were gathered thick together.
7.
Frequent; following each other in quick succession. The shot flew thick as hail.
Favors came thick upon him.
Not thicker billows beat the Libyan main.
8.
Set with things close to each other; not easily pervious.
Black was the forest, thick with beech it stood.
9.
Not having due distinction of syllables or good articulation; as a thick utterance.
He speaks too thick.
10. Dull; somewhat deaf; as thick of hearing.

THICK

,
Noun.
The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
In the thick of the dust and smoke he presently entered his men.
1.
A thicket. [Not in use.]
Thick and thin, whatever is in the way.
Through thick and thin she follow'd him.

THICK

,
adv.
Frequently; fast.
I hear the trampling of thick beating feet.
1.
Closely; as a plat of ground thick sown.
2.
To a great depth, or to a thicker depth than usual; as a bed covered thick with tan; land covered thick with manure.and threefold, in quick succession, or in great numbers. [Not in use.]

THICK

,
Verb.
I.
To become thick or dense. [Not used.]

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