Definitions

1. noun

A particular object or entity, especially when considered as an individual or independently of other objects.

“The broken thing on the floor needs to be fixed.”

2. noun

A matter or situation, often uncertain or problematic, that needs to be dealt with.

“I don’t know what to do about this thing that’s been bothering me.”

3. noun

A person or thing that is not known or identified.

“The police were searching for the thing that had been stolen.”

4. verb

To cause something to exist or become real.

“She managed to thing up an excuse for being late.”

5. verb

To think or imagine something.

“I’ve been trying to thing up a solution to this problem.”

6. adjective

Existing or occurring as an object or entity.

“The thing on the table is a book.”