Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make or become thick or thicker.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make or become more intense, intricate, or complex.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To become thick or thicker.
- To become deeper or heavier; gain bulk.
- Of a liquid, to approach more nearly a state of solidity; gain firmer consistency; also, to become turbid or cloudy.
- To become dark or obscure; specifically, of the weather, etc., to become misty or foggy.
- To grow more intense, profound, animated, intricate, etc.; become complicated.
- To gain in number or frequency; hence, to crowd; throng.
- To become indistinct.
- To make thick or thicker.
- To increase in depth, or distance between opposite surfaces; hence, figuratively, to make stouter or more substantial; strengthen.
- Of liquids, to increase the consistency of; inspissate: as, to
thicken gravy with flour; also, to render turbid or cloudy. - To obscure with clouds or mist; befog.
- To make more numerous or frequent; redouble: as, to
thicken blows. - noun A spelling of
thick 'un (which see, underthick , a.).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To become thick.
- transitive verb To make thick (in any sense of the word).
- transitive verb To render dense; to inspissate.
- transitive verb To make close; to fill up interstices in.
- transitive verb obsolete To strengthen; to confirm.
- transitive verb To make more frequent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
thicker (in the sense ofwider ). - verb transitive To make thicker (in the sense of more
viscous ) - verb intransitive To become
thicker (in the sense ofwider ). - verb intransitive To become thicker (in the sense of more
viscous ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make viscous or dense
- verb make thick or thicker
- verb become thick or thicker
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Examples
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So maybe we should all try a new business model titled thicken the stream and see if it catches on in the business world.
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Some children have underlying conditions that cause their blood to "thicken" and clot.
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This is why I'm personally more interested in how religions and other communities can "thicken" social ties than I am at looking for ways these communities can tell the rest of the world what they think.
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So I got some L'Oreal mascara can't remember exactly what it was which was supposed to "thicken" my lashes.
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And he SUGGESTS using pigs blood to 'thicken' the broth.
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Oracle has tried to 'thicken' its application layer, moving from raw database to applications servers to fully configured solutions, and this effort has overbalanced its services initiatives.
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The extra British troops will be deployed in early December to "thicken" the Helmand force, he announced, adding that by January they would take on a "partnering role" with the Afghan forces.
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Also, if you don't "thicken" it, you can use the space made by the z-clip to put rope lighting.
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Also, if you don't "thicken" it, you can use the space made by the z-clip to put rope lighting.
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Cook until syrup begins to thicken, approximately 10-15 minutes.
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