Thick vs. Plump — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Thick and Plump
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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
Plump
Well-rounded and full in form; chubby.
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
Plump
Abundant; ample
A plump reward.
Thick
(of a liquid or a semi-liquid substance) relatively firm in consistency; not flowing freely
Thick mud
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Plump
Blunt; direct.
Thick
Of low intelligence; stupid
He's a bit thick
Plump
To make well-rounded or full in form
Plumped up the pillows.
Thick
(of a voice) not clear or distinct; hoarse or husky
Guy's voice was thick with desire
A snarling thick voice
Plump
To become well-rounded, chubby, or full in form
The baby plumped out at three months.
Thick
Having a very close, friendly relationship
He's very thick with the new master
Plump
To drop abruptly or heavily
Plumped into the easy chair.
Thick
The most active or crowded part of something
We were in the thick of the battle
Plump
To give full support or praise
Plumped for the candidate throughout the state.
Thick
In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass
Bread spread thick with butter
Plump
To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily
Plumped the books onto the table.
Thick
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin
A thick board.
Plump
A heavy or abrupt fall or collision.
Thick
Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension
Two inches thick.
Plump
The sound of a heavy fall or collision.
Thick
Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset
A thick neck.
Plump
With a heavy or abrupt drop
The anchor fell plump into the sea.
Thick
Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense
A thick forest.
Plump
With a full or sudden impact
Walked plump into the pole.
Thick
Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency
Thick tomato sauce.
Plump
Directly
Ran plump into an old friend.
Thick
Having a great number; abounding
A room thick with flies.
Plump
Without qualification; bluntly
Spoke out plump for the tax bill.
Thick
Impenetrable by the eyes
A thick fog.
Plump
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
A plump baby; plump cheeks
Thick
Hard to hear or understand, as from being husky or slurred
Thick speech.
Plump
Fat.
Thick
Very noticeable; pronounced
Has a thick accent.
Plump
Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
Thick
(Informal) Lacking mental agility; stupid.
Plump
(intransitive) To grow plump; to swell out.
Her cheeks have plumped.
Thick
(Informal) Very friendly; intimate
Thick friends.
Plump
(transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
To plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water
Thick
(Informal) Going beyond what is tolerable; excessive.
Plump
(transitive) To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.
To plump a stone into water
Thick
In a thick manner; deeply or heavily
Seashells lay thick on the beach.
Plump
(intransitive) To give a plumper (kind of vote).
Thick
In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely
Dozens of braids hung thick from the back of her head.
Plump
(transitive) To give (a vote), as a plumper.
Thick
So as to be thick; thickly
Slice the bread thick for the best French toast.
Plump
To favor or decide in favor of something.
Thick
The thickest part.
Plump
(intransitive) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
Thick
The most active or intense part
In the thick of the fighting.
Plump
Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
Thick
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Plump
The sound of a sudden heavy fall.
Thick
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
I want some planks that are two inches thick.
Plump
(obsolete) A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.
A plump of trees, fowls, or spears
Thick
Heavy in build; thickset.
He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
Plump
A group of geese flying close together.
Thick
Densely crowded or packed.
We walked through thick undergrowth.
Plump
Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.
The god of wine did his plump clusters bring.
Thick
Having a viscous consistency.
My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
Plump
Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation; blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.
After the plump statement that the author was at Erceldoune and spake with Thomas.
Thick
Abounding in number.
The room was thick with reporters.
Plump
A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears.
To visit islands and the plumps of men.
Thick
Impenetrable to sight.
We drove through thick fog.
Plump
To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.
Thick
(Of an accent) Prominent, strong.
Plump
To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
Thick
Greatly evocative of one's nationality or place of origin.
He answered me in his characteristically thick Creole patois.
Plump
To give a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
Thick
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.
Plump
To make plump; to fill (out) or support; - often with up.
To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles.
Thick
(informal) Stupid.
He was as thick as two short planks.
Plump
To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water.
Thick
(informal) Friendly or intimate.
They were as thick as thieves.
Plump
To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
Thick
Deep, intense, or profound.
Thick darkness.
Plump
Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
Thick
(academic) Detailed and expansive; substantive.
Plump
The sound of a sudden heavy fall
Thick
Troublesome; unreasonable
Plump
Drop sharply;
The stock market plummeted
Thick
Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
Plump
Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;
He planked the money on the table
He planked himself into the sofa
Thick
In a thick manner.
Snow lay thick on the ground.
Plump
Make fat or plump;
We will plump out that poor starving child
Thick
Frequently or numerously.
The arrows flew thick and fast around us.
Plump
Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number;
I plumped for the losing candidates
Thick
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
It was mayhem in the thick of battle.
Plump
Euphemisms for slightly fat;
A generation ago...buxom actresses were popular
Chubby babies
Pleasingly plump
Thick
A thicket.
Plump
Straight down especially heavily or abruptly;
The anchor fell plump into the sea
We dropped the rock plump into the water
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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