The difference between Close and Thick
When used as nouns, close means an end or conclusion, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
When used as verbs, close means to remove a gap. to obstruct (an opening). to move so that an opening is closed. to make (e.g. a gap) smaller. to grapple, whereas thick means to thicken.
When used as adjectives, close means closed, shut, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Thick is also adverb with the meaning: in a thick manner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Close and Thick
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Close as a verb (physical):
To remove a gap. To obstruct (an opening). To move so that an opening is closed. To make (e.g. a gap) smaller. To grapple; to engage in close combat.
Examples:
"'Close the door behind you when you leave."
"Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed."
"The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader."
"to close the ranks of an army"
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Close as a verb (social):
To finish, to terminate. To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate. To come to an end. To make a sale. To make the final outs, usually three, of a game. To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
Examples:
"'close the session;   to close a bargain;   to close a course of instruction"
"The debate closed at six o'clock."
"He has closed the last two games for his team."
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Close as a verb:
To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
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Close as a verb (surveying):
To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
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Close as a noun:
An end or conclusion.
Examples:
"We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close."
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Close as a noun:
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
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Close as a noun:
A grapple in wrestling.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Close as a noun (music):
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
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Close as a noun (music):
A double bar marking the end.
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Close as an adjective (now, rare):
Closed, shut.
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Close as an adjective:
Narrow; confined.
Examples:
"a close alley; close quarters"
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Close as an adjective:
At a little distance; near.
Examples:
"Is your house close?"
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Close as an adjective (legal):
Intimate; well-loved. Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
Examples:
"He is a close friend."
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Close as an adjective:
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
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Close as an adjective (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather):
Hot, humid, with no wind.
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Close as an adjective (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel):
Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
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Close as an adjective:
Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
Examples:
"a close prisoner"
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Close as an adjective (obsolete):
Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
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Close as an adjective:
Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
Examples:
"a close contest"
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Close as an adjective:
Short.
Examples:
"to cut grass or hair close"
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Close as an adjective (archaic):
Dense; solid; compact.
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Close as an adjective (archaic):
Concise; to the point.
Examples:
"close reasoning"
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Close as an adjective (dated):
Difficult to obtain.
Examples:
"Money is close."
"rfquotek Bartlett"
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Close as an adjective (dated):
Parsimonious; stingy.
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Close as an adjective:
Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
Examples:
"a close translation"
"rfquotek John Locke"
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Close as an adjective:
Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
Examples:
"The patient was kept under close observation."
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Close as an adjective:
Marked, evident.
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Close as a noun (now, rare):
An enclosed field.
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Close as a noun (British):
A street that ends in a dead end.
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Close as a noun (Scotland):
A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
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Close as a noun (Scotland):
The common staircase in a tenement.
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Close as a noun:
A cathedral close.
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Close as a noun (legal):
The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
Examples:
"rfquotek Bouvier"
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Thick as an adjective:
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
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Thick as an adjective:
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
Examples:
"I want some planks that are two inches thick."
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Thick as an adjective:
Heavy in build; thickset.
Examples:
"He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."
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Thick as an adjective:
Densely crowded or packed.
Examples:
"We walked through thick undergrowth."
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Thick as an adjective:
Having a viscous consistency.
Examples:
"My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."
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Thick as an adjective:
Abounding in number.
Examples:
"The room was thick with reporters."
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Thick as an adjective:
Impenetrable to sight.
Examples:
"We drove through thick fog."
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Thick as an adjective:
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
Examples:
"We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent."
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Thick as an adjective (informal):
Stupid.
Examples:
"He was as thick as two short planks."
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Thick as an adjective (informal):
Friendly or intimate.
Examples:
"They were as thick as thieves."
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Thick as an adjective:
Deep, intense, or profound.
Examples:
"'Thick darkness."
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Thick as an adjective (UK, dated):
troublesome; unreasonable
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Thick as an adjective (slang, mostly, of women):
Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
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Thick as an adverb:
In a thick manner.
Examples:
"Snow lay thick on the ground."
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Thick as an adverb:
Frequently or numerously.
Examples:
"The arrows flew thick and fast around us."
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Thick as a noun:
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
Examples:
"It was mayhem in the thick of battle."
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Thick as a noun:
A thicket.
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Thick as a noun (slang):
A stupid person; a fool.
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Thick as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To thicken.
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