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Thick vs. Plump — What's the Difference?

Thick vs. Plump — What's the Difference?

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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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