Stocky vs. Thick — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Stocky and Thick
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Stocky
Solidly built; sturdy.
Thick
With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart
The walls are 5 feet thick
Thick slices of bread
Thick metal cables
Stocky
Chubby; plump.
Thick
Made up of a large number of things or people close together
The road winds through thick forest
His hair was long and thick
Stocky
(of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
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Thick
(of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely
Thick mud
Stocky
Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.
Stocky, twisted, hunchback stems.
Thick
Of low intelligence; stupid
He's a bit thick
Stocky
Headstrong.
Thick
(of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky
Guy's voice was thick with desire
A snarling thick voice
Stocky
Heavy and compact in form or stature;
A wrestler of compact build
He was tall and heavyset
Stocky legs
A thick middle-aged man
A thickset young man
Thick
Having a very close, friendly relationship
He's very thick with the new master
Thick
The most active or crowded part of something
We were in the thick of the battle
Thick
In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass
Bread spread thick with butter
Thick
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin
A thick board.
Thick
Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension
Two inches thick.
Thick
Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset
A thick neck.
Thick
Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense
A thick forest.
Thick
Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency
Thick tomato sauce.
Thick
Having a great number; abounding
A room thick with flies.
Thick
Impenetrable by the eyes
A thick fog.
Thick
Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred
Thick speech.
Thick
Very noticeable; pronounced
Has a thick accent.
Thick
(Informal) Lacking mental agility; stupid.
Thick
(Informal) Very friendly; intimate
Thick friends.
Thick
(Informal) Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.
Thick
In a thick manner; deeply or heavily
Seashells lay thick on the beach.
Thick
In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely
Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.
Thick
So as to be thick; thickly
Slice the bread thick for the best French toast.
Thick
The thickest part.
Thick
The most active or intense part
In the thick of the fighting.
Thick
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Thick
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
I want some planks that are two inches thick.
Thick
Heavy in build; thickset.
He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
Thick
Densely crowded or packed.
We walked through thick undergrowth.
Thick
Having a viscous consistency.
My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
Thick
Abounding in number.
The room was thick with reporters.
Thick
Impenetrable to sight.
We drove through thick fog.
Thick
(Of an accent) Prominent, strong.
Thick
Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin.
He answered me in his characteristically thick Creole patois.
Thick
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.
Thick
(informal) Stupid.
He was as thick as two short planks.
Thick
(informal) Friendly or intimate.
They were as thick as thieves.
Thick
Deep, intense, or profound.
Thick darkness.
Thick
(academic) Detailed and expansive; substantive.
Thick
Troublesome; unreasonable
Thick
Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
Thick
In a thick manner.
Snow lay thick on the ground.
Thick
Frequently or numerously.
The arrows flew thick and fast around us.
Thick
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
It was mayhem in the thick of battle.
Thick
A thicket.
Thick
(slang) A stupid person; a fool.
Thick
To thicken.
Thick
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.
My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
Thick
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.
Thick
Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
Make the gruel thick and slab.
Thick
Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
Thick
Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
The people were gathered thick together.
Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
Thick
Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
Thick
Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.
Thick
Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.
His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
Thick
Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
We have been thick ever since.
Thick
The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
In the thick of the dust and smoke.
Thick
A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.
Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.
He through a little window cast his sightThrough thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.
Through thick and thin she followed him.
He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy.
Thick
Frequently; fast; quick.
Thick
Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
Thick
To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
Thick
To thicken.
The nightmare Life-in-death was she,Who thicks man's blood with cold.
Thick
The location of something surrounded by other things;
In the midst of the crowd
Thick
Not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions;
An inch thick
A thick board
A thick sandwich
Spread a thick layer of butter
Thick coating of dust
Thick warm blankets
Thick
Closely crowded together;
A compact shopping center
A dense population
Thick crowds
Thick
Relatively dense in consistency;
Thick cream
Thick soup
Thick smoke
Thick fog
Thick
Spoken as if with a thick tongue;
The thick speech of a drunkard
His words were slurred
Thick
Wide from side to side;
A heavy black mark
Thick
Hard to pass through because of dense growth;
Dense vegetation
Thick woods
Thick
(of darkness) very intense;
Thick night
Thick darkness
A face in deep shadow
Deep night
Thick
Abundant;
A thick head of hair
Thick
Heavy and compact in form or stature;
A wrestler of compact build
He was tall and heavyset
Stocky legs
A thick middle-aged man
A thickset young man
Thick
(used informally) associated on close terms;
A close friend
The bartender was chummy with the regular customers
The two were thick as thieves for months
Thick
Used informally
Thick
Abundantly covered or filled;
The top was thick with dust
Thick
With a thick consistency;
The blood was flowing thick
Thick
In quick succession;
Misfortunes come fast and thick
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