Thick vs. Large — What's the Difference?

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart

Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity

Made up of a large number of things or people close together

Of wide range or scope

(of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely

Enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music

Of low intelligence; stupid

Another term for free (sense 2 of the adverb)

(of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky

Of greater than average size, extent, quantity, or amount; big.

Having a very close, friendly relationship

Of greater than average scope, breadth, or capacity; comprehensive.

The most active or crowded part of something

Important; significant

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass

Understanding and tolerant; liberal

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin

Of great magnitude or intensity; grand

Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension

Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.

Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset

(Obsolete) Gross; coarse. Used of speech or language.

Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense

(Nautical) Favorable. Used of a wind.

Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency

(Slang) A thousand dollars

Having a great number; abounding

Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

Impenetrable by the eyes

That is large the manufactured size.

Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred

(obsolete) Abundant; ample.

Very noticeable; pronounced

(archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.

(Informal) Lacking mental agility; stupid.

(obsolete) Free; unencumbered.

(Informal) Very friendly; intimate

(obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.

(Informal) Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.

(nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.

In a thick manner; deeply or heavily

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely

(obsolete) Liberality, generosity.

So as to be thick; thickly

A thousand dollars/pounds.

The thickest part.

An item labelled or denoted as being that size.

The most active or intense part

One who fits an item of that size.

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

(nautical) Before the wind.

Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; - opposed to small; as, a large horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.

Heavy in build; thickset.

Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.

Densely crowded or packed.

Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.

Having a viscous consistency.

Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; - said of the mind and heart.

Abounding in number.

Free; unembarrassed.

Impenetrable to sight.

Unrestrained by decorum; - said of language.

(Of an accent) Prominent, strong.

Prodigal in expending; lavish.

Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin.

Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; - said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.

Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

Freely; licentiously.

(informal) Stupid.

A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.

(informal) Friendly or intimate.

A garment size for a large person

Deep, intense, or profound.

Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

(academic) Detailed and expansive; substantive.

Fairly large or important in effect; influential;

Troublesome; unreasonable

Large enough to be visible to the naked eye

Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

Ostentatiously lofty in style;

In a thick manner.

Generous and understanding and tolerant;

Frequently or numerously.

Conspicuous in position or importance;

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

Having broad power and range and scope;

A thicket.

In an advanced stage of pregnancy;

(slang) A stupid person; a fool.

At a distance, wide of something (as of a mark)

To thicken.

With the wind abaft the beam;

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.

In a boastful manner;

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.

Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.

Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.

Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.

Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.

Deep; profound; as, thick sleep.

Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing.

Intimate; very friendly; familiar.

The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.

A thicket; as, gloomy thicks.

Frequently; fast; quick.

Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.

To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.

To thicken.

The location of something surrounded by other things;

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;

Closely crowded together;

Relatively dense in consistency;

Spoken as if with a thick tongue;

Wide from side to side;

Hard to pass through because of dense growth;

(of darkness) very intense;

Abundant;

Heavy and compact in form or stature;

(used informally) associated on close terms;

Used informally

Abundantly covered or filled;

With a thick consistency;

In quick succession;