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.

Shak.

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.

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