wick

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /wɪk/

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Noun

Singular wick

Plural wicks

1. (countable) A wick is a strip of braided fibre that is used in a candle or oil lamp.
   • Synonym: candlewick

   Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.

Verb

Plain form wick

Third-person singular wicks

Past tense wicked

Past participle wicked

Present participle wicking

1. (transitive) If a material wicks, it absorbs or draws off liquid by capillary action.

   The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.