The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl. Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
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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. 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.
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Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
Make the gruel thick and slab.
--Shak. 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.''
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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. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.]
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Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
--Shak.His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
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Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
We have been thick ever since.
--T. Hughes.Note: 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, n., 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.
Wiktionary
n. (context nautical English) All plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve.
Usage examples of "thick stuff".
Some were completely coated in the thick stuff: it spread across roofs, linking different buildings into a lumpy, congealed totality.
There was still fog over the city, thick stuff which deposited a slimy coat over every exposed object.
I still hated the thick stuff but it was worth while putting up with it so that the family could eat together.
They too were spattered with the thick stuff, but not nearly as messy as Richard and I.
Then they got bowls of porridge, thick stuff, rich with dried fruits, and slabs of warmed over flatbread.
The thick stuff welled up over the tips of his boots and, defying gravity, ran in rivulets up his legs.
She opened up a pot of thick stuff the consistency of honey and advised me to dip the cob into it.
He cat-paddled furiously through the thick stuff, trying not to breathe, and dragged himself out on a pile of rubble on the other side of the room.
His teeth clamped hard upon the thick stuff of the sleeve covering his thin forearm, and a scream of terror and rage was stillborn in his heart.
This was a black oozing over that same earth and stone, a thick stuff in drips and runnels forming a complete curtain across.