I have to thicken this gravy up before we can serve dinner.
•Please thicken up the gravy before you serve it.
2. to make something wider. •See this line here? You need to thicken it up so that it shows more clearly.
•Try to thicken up the line a little.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
thicken — thick|en [ˈθıkən] v [I and T] to become thick, or make something thick ▪ The fog was beginning to thicken. ▪ Thicken the soup by adding potatoes. thicken sth with sth ▪ a stew thickened with lentils and vegetables →the plot thickens at ↑plot1 (3) … Dictionary of contemporary English
thicken — [[t]θɪ̱kən[/t]] thickens, thickening, thickened 1) V ERG When you thicken a liquid or it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. [V n] Thicken the broth with the cornflour... Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. 2) VERB If something… … English dictionary
thicken — verb (I, T) to become thick, or make something thick: The fog was beginning to thicken. | thicken sth: You can thicken a sauce by adding cornstarch. see also: the plot thickens plot 1 (3) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thicken — UK [ˈθɪkən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms thicken : present tense I/you/we/they thicken he/she/it thickens present participle thickening past tense thickened past participle thickened to become thick, or to make something become… … English dictionary
thicken — thick|en [ θıkən ] verb intransitive or transitive to become thick, or make something become thick: The snow thickened as night fell. Thicken the mixture with flour … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thicken — [ˈθɪkən] verb [I/T] to become thick, or to make something become thick … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
boil something down — you have to boil down a lot of tomatoes to make just a few tablespoons of tomato paste Syn: condense, reduce, concentrate, distill, thicken, compress Ant: dilute … Thesaurus of popular words
boil something down — CONDENSE, reduce, concentrate, thicken. → boil … Useful english dictionary
thickening — substance used to thicken something, 1839, from THICKEN (Cf. thicken) + ING (Cf. ing) … Etymology dictionary
thick|en|ing — «THIHK uh nihng, THIHK nihng», noun. 1. a material or ingredient used to thicken something: »to use cornstarch as thickening for a sauce. 2. a thickened part or substance. 3. the act or process of making or becoming thick or thicker … Useful english dictionary
try — try1 [ traı ] (past tense and past participle tried [ traıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to attempt to do something: Don t try any of your tricks with me! I know she s not very helpful, but she does try. try to do something: Just… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
