Thick

adj. 1 of great or specified extent between opposite surfaces. 2 (of a line etc.) broad; not fine. 3 arranged closely; crowded together; dense. 4 (usu. foll. by with) densely covered or filled (air thick with smoke). 5 a firm in consistency; containing much solid matter. b made of thick material (a thick coat). 6 a muddy, cloudy; impenetrable by sight. b (of one’s head) suffering from a hangover, headache, etc. 7 colloq. stupid. 8 a (of a voice) indistinct. b (of an accent) very marked. 9 colloq. intimate, very friendly. n. thick part of anything. adv. thickly (snow was falling thick). J a bit thick colloq. unreasonable or intolerable. in the thick of at the busiest part of. through thick and thin under all conditions; in spite of all difficulties. thickish adj. thickly adv. [Old English]