- in a way that produces a wide piece or deep layer of something
- Make sure you cut the bread nice and thick.
Word OriginOld English thicce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dik and German dick.
Idioms
See thick in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarylay it on thick
- (informal) to talk about somebody/something in a way that makes them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are; to exaggerate something
- Praise them when necessary, but don't lay it on too thick.
thick and fast
- quickly and in large quantities
- Questions were coming at them thick and fast.
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