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Definition thick in British English

thick adjective

adjective
/θɪk/
1

a thick object or material has a long distance between two opposite sides, edges, or surfaces

Example

She was wearing a thick woollen sweater.

Example

a thick layer of snow

Example

Cut the bread into thick slices.

Example

Try not to make too much noise - the walls aren't very thick.

Synonyms and related words
across attenuated broad
1.1

used for stating the distance between the opposite surfaces or edges of a solid object

Example

The walls in our house are only a few inches thick.

Example

It is a rectangular piece of wood, perhaps 5 centimetres thick.

Synonyms and related words
across attenuated broad
2

a thick liquid is more stiff or solid than normal and does not flow easily

Example

For dessert, serve strawberries covered in thick sweet cream.

Example

The soup should be nice and thick.

Synonyms and related words
aquatic aqueous bubbly
3

thick hair or fur is made of many small hairs growing very close together

Example

Her thick dark hair hangs all the way to her shoulders.

Example

a thick beard

Synonyms and related words
bad hair day bald balding
3.1

a thick forest, bush, area of grass etc has many trees, leaves, or plants growing very close together

Example

a thick row of trees

Synonyms and related words
algal androgynous aquatic
4

thick smoke, cloud, fog etc fills the air completely, so that it is difficult to see or difficult to breathe

Example

Thick fog prevented Bobby from returning home.

Synonyms and related words
a breath of air/wind the air airborne
5

if a place is thick with something, it is full of it

Example

The air was thick with smoke.

Example

The airport was thick with police officers.

Synonyms and related words
full crowded packed
6

a thick accent shows very clearly that the speaker comes from a particular place because of the way their words sound

Example

He speaks Spanish fluently, but with a thick British accent.

Synonyms and related words
accent accented broad
6.1

if your voice is thick with an emotion, it sounds less clear than usual because of the emotion

Example

His voice was thick with fury.

Synonyms and related words
adenoidal appealing a voice like a foghorn
7

stupid

Example

He's rich, but a bit thick.

Synonyms and related words
silly idiotic unintelligent
8

very friendly with someone

Example

She's very thick with her next-door neighbour.

9

to be extremely stupid

Example

He is as thick as two short planks because he is back to school again!

Definition thick in British English