"thicken" meaning in English

See thicken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /'θɪkən/ [US] Audio: en-us-thicken.ogg [US] Forms: thicken [canonical], thickens [third-person, singular], thickened [past], thickened [past, participle], thickening [present, participle]
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  1. If you thicken an object or shape, you make it wider.
    Sense id: simple-thicken-en-verb-SoqMNLhy
  2. If you thicken a liquid, you make it thicker.
    Sense id: simple-thicken-en-verb-ohKdmHDB
  3. If something thickens, it becomes wider or thicker.
    Sense id: simple-thicken-en-verb-IcKiaGQk Categories (other): Verbs
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