thick
/θɪk/adjective
उच्चारण थिक
मोटा; घना; गाढ़ा; (अनौपचारिक) मंदबुद्धि; घनिष्ठ
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having a larger distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar things; growing closely together in large numbers; (of a liquid) not flowing easily; difficult to see through; (informal) stupid; (informal) very friendly
मोटा; घना; गाढ़ा; (अनौपचारिक) मंदबुद्धि; घनिष्ठ
- a thick book
- thick forest
- thick fog
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- They are very thick.
- She wore a thick shawl in the cold.
- A thick fog covered the highway.
- Spread the butter in a thick layer on the bread.
- The wall is nearly a metre thick.
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thick + noun / measurement + thick
Use thick for objects with a large distance between two surfaces; a measurement goes before thick: two centimetres thick.
जिन वस्तुओं की दो सतहों के बीच दूरी अधिक हो, उनके लिए 'thick' आता है; माप 'thick' से पहले आता है: two centimetres thick।
- The wall is about thirty centimetres thick.
- She wore a thick shawl in the winter.
thick with sth
Thick with means full of something, so that it is hard to see through or move through.
'Thick with' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ से भरा होना है, जिससे आर-पार देखना या निकलना कठिन हो।
- The air was thick with smoke.
- The road was thick with traffic.
thick (liquid, forest, fog, hair)
For liquids, thick means not flowing easily; for fog, forests and hair it means close together.
तरल पदार्थों के लिए 'thick' का अर्थ आसानी से न बहने वाला है; कोहरे, जंगल और बालों के लिए इसका अर्थ घना है।
- Add milk until the batter is thick.
- A thick fog delayed the trains.
thick (informal) = stupid; thick as thieves
In informal British English thick can mean stupid, and thick as thieves means very close friends.
अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश English में 'thick' का अर्थ मूर्ख हो सकता है, और 'thick as thieves' का अर्थ बहुत घनिष्ठ मित्र है।
- Don't be so thick; read the question again.
- The two cousins are thick as thieves.
+Collocations 4
thick + noun
fogforestsmokeblanketslice
- A thick forest covers the hills around the village.
adverb + thick
veryextremelyfairlytootwice as
- The soup was too thick to drink.
verb + thick
growgetbecomemakespread
- The batter got thick as it cooled.
in the thick of / through thick and thin
in the thick ofthrough thick and thinthick and fastlay it on thick
- The friends stayed together through thick and thin.
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- He cut a thick slice of bread for breakfast.
उसने नाश्ते के लिए रोटी का एक मोटा टुकड़ा काटा।
- Radhika has thick black hair that she keeps in a plait.
राधिका के घने काले बाल हैं जिनकी वह चोटी बनाती है।
- We were in the thick of preparing for the annual function.
हम वार्षिक समारोह की तैयारी में पूरी तरह व्यस्त थे।
- Thick clouds gathered before the first monsoon rain.
पहली मानसूनी बारिश से पहले घने बादल जमा हो गए।
- The book is too thick to finish in one night.
यह किताब इतनी मोटी है कि एक रात में ख़त्म नहीं हो सकती।
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✗ The ice was two feet thickness.
✓ The ice was two feet thick.
After a measurement use the adjective thick, not the noun thickness.
माप के बाद adjective 'thick' आता है, noun 'thickness' नहीं।
✗ The fog is thick and I cannot see nothing.
✓ The fog is thick and I cannot see anything.
English does not allow a double negative; use anything after cannot.
English में double negative नहीं चलता; 'cannot' के बाद 'anything' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The road was thick of vehicles.
✓ The road was thick with vehicles.
The preposition after thick is with, not of.
'Thick' के बाद preposition 'with' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Thick, fat and dense can all describe size or closeness, but each fits different nouns.
'Thick', 'fat' और 'dense' आकार या घनत्व बता सकते हैं, पर हर एक अलग nouns के साथ उपयुक्त है।
Large in distance between surfaces, or close together.
सतहों के बीच दूरी अधिक, या पास-पास सघन।
- A thick rope held the boat.
Large around the middle; for animals, people and books.
बीच से चौड़ा; पशुओं, लोगों और किताबों के लिए।
- He read a fat novel on the train.
Closely packed together; also very heavy for its size.
पास-पास कसकर भरा हुआ; अपने आकार के हिसाब से बहुत भारी भी।
- The dense forest blocked the sunlight.
¶Idioms 3
through thick and thin
even when there are problems or difficulties
हर सुख-दुख में, हर हाल में
- Her friends stood by her through thick and thin.
- They have supported the team through thick and thin.
in the thick of sth
involved in the busiest or most active part of sth
किसी काम के बीचोंबीच, पूरी तरह उलझे हुए
- She was in the thick of the preparations for the wedding.
- The captain was always in the thick of the action.
thick and fast
quickly and in large numbers
तेज़ी से और बड़ी संख्या में
- Questions came thick and fast.
- Complaints are coming in thick and fast.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Through thick and thin (in good times and bad times: 'She stood by me through thick and thin'), thick as thieves (very close friends), in the thick of sth (in the busiest or most active part: 'in the thick of the battle'), lay it on thick (exaggerate praise or feelings), have a thick skin (not be easily upset by criticism; thick-skinned), thick and fast (quickly and in large numbers: 'Questions came thick and fast'), blood is thicker than water.
Idioms: through thick and thin (अच्छे और बुरे दोनों समय में, हर हाल में: 'She stood by me through thick and thin'), thick as thieves (बहुत घनिष्ठ मित्र, जिगरी दोस्त), in the thick of sth (सबसे व्यस्त या सक्रिय भाग में: 'in the thick of the battle'), lay it on thick (प्रशंसा या भावनाएँ बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना), have a thick skin (आलोचना से आसानी से परेशान न होना; thick-skinned, मोटी चमड़ी), thick and fast (जल्दी और बड़ी संख्या में: 'Questions came thick and fast'), blood is thicker than water।