{
    "term": "thick",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having a larger distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a thick slice of bread"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a thick book *(= one that has a lot of pages)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a thick coat *(= one made of heavy cloth)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "thick fingers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Use fairly thick wads of newspaper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wore thick glasses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a thick carpet of snow"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to ask about or state the distance between opposite sides or surfaces",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How thick are the walls?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're two feet thick."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The silk thread is only slightly thicker than a hair."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "growing closely together in large amounts or numbers",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "thick dark hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This breed of cattle has a very thick coat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His eyebrows were thick and bushy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a thick forest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a screen of trees thick enough to conceal the building entirely"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She padded noiselessly across the thick carpet (= that has a large number of fibres pressed closely together)."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "not flowing very easily",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "thick soup"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The effect will be ruined if the paint is too thick."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was buried up to my waist in thick mud, unable to move."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "difficult to see through; difficult to breathe in",
            "sensetop": "thick with something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The plane crashed in thick fog."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thick black smoke rose over the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thick cloud covered the sky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air had grown thick and smoky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air was thick with dust.",
                    "contextForm": "thick with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The atmosphere was thick with tension."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "having a large number of people or a large amount of something in one place",
            "sensetop": "thick with somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The beach was thick with sunbathers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "an offensive way to describe somebody who is slow to learn or understand things",
            "labels": "(informal, offensive)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm not completely thick, you know."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "stupid (2)"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "easily recognized as being from a particular country or area",
            "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a thick Brooklyn accent"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "strong"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "deep and not as clear as normal, especially because of illness or emotion",
            "sensetop": "thick (with something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His voice was thick with emotion."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "very friendly with somebody, especially in a way that makes other people suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in the situation",
            "sensetop": "thick (with somebody)",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You seem to be very thick with the boss!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "family relationships are stronger than any others",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to hit somebody/be hit on the head as a punishment",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You’ll get a thick ear if you’re not careful!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very friendly, especially in a way that makes other people suspect that something wrong, illegal or dishonest is involved in the situation",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very stupid",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a physical condition in which your head is painful or you cannot think clearly as a result of an illness or of drinking too much alcohol",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You’re going to have a thick head in the morning!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to show that you are annoyed that somebody does not understand something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to see you again!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Security officers were thick on the ground during the King’s visit."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the ability to accept criticism, offensive remarks, etc. without becoming upset",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/θɪk/",
                "audio": "th/thick/thick__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/θɪk/",
                "audio": "th/thick/thick__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English thicce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dik and German dick."
}