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    Wick
    /wik/

    noun

    • 1. a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter.

    verb

    • 1. absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action: "these excellent socks will wick away the sweat"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wickWick Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WICK is a bundle of fibers or a loosely twisted, braided, or woven cord, tape, or tube usually of soft spun cotton threads that by capillary attraction draws up to be burned a steady supply of the oil in lamps or the melted tallow or wax in candles. How to use wick in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WICK definition: 1. a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWICK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    WICK meaning: 1. a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › wickWICK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burned.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › wickWick - definition of wick by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action. 2. A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action. tr. & intr.v. wicked (wĭkt), wick·ing, wicks.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWICK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a piece of cord or tape, or a thin bundle of threads, in a candle, oil lamp, cigarette lighter, etc., designed to absorb fuel by capillary attraction and, when lighted, to burn with a small, steady flame. verb transitive. 2. to draw or absorb (water, perspiration, etc.) by capillary attraction.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wickWick - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of wick. noun. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame. synonyms: taper. see more. noun. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action. “the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it” see more. Pronunciation. US. /wɪk/ UK. /wɪk/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › wickWick Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Wick definition: A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwick noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of wick noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › wickwick | meaning of wick in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    wick meaning, definition, what is wick: the piece of thread in a candle, that bu...: Learn more.

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