wick

wick

 (wĭk)

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

To convey or be conveyed by capillary action: water gradually wicking up through the bricks.

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[Middle English wike, from Old English wēoce.]

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wick

(wɪk)

n

1. (Textiles) a cord or band of loosely twisted or woven fibres, as in a candle, cigarette lighter, etc, that supplies fuel to a flame by capillary action

2. get on someone's wick slang Brit to cause irritation to a person

[Old English weoce; related to Old High German wioh, Middle Dutch wēke (Dutch wiek)]

ˈwicking n

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wick

(wɪk)

n

(Human Geography) archaic a village or hamlet

[Old English wīc; related to -wich in place names, Latin vīcus, Greek oîkos]

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wick

(wɪk)

adj

1. lively or active

2. alive or crawling: a dog wick with fleas.

[dialect variant of quick alive]

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Wick

(wɪk)

n

(Placename) a town in N Scotland, in Highland, at the head of Wick Bay (an inlet of the North Sea). Pop: 7333 (2001)

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wick¹

(wɪk)

n.

1. a twist or braid of soft threads or a woven strip, as of cotton, that in a candle, lamp, etc., serves to draw up the flammable liquid to be burned.

v.t.

2. to draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

[before 1000; Middle English wicke, weke, Old English wice, wēoc(e), c. Middle Dutch wiecke, Old High German wiohha lint, wick]

wick′less, adj.

wick³

(wik),
n.

Archaic. a village; hamlet.

[before 900; Middle English wik, wich, Old English wīc house, village (compare Old Saxon wīc, Old High German wîch) < Latin vīcus village, estate (see vicinity); c. Greek oîkos house (see ecology, economy)]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wick - any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it" cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
	2.	wick - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame taper candle, wax light, taper - stick of wax with a wick in the middle candlewick - the wick of a candle cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp - a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light

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Translations

فَتيلَه، ذُبالَه

knot

væge

Docht

φιτίλι

mechapabilopábilo

sydänsydänlanka

mèche

kanóc

kveikur

stoppinolucignolo

dagtis

dakts

veke

knot

fitil

фитиль

knôt

fitil

灯芯

wick

[wɪk] N → mecha f
he gets on my wick → me hace subir por las paredes
to dip one's wick → echar un polvo

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wick

[ˈwɪk] n

[candle] → mèche f

to get on sb's wick (British, British) → taper à qn sur les nerfs

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wick

n → Docht m; to get on somebody’s wick (Brit inf) → jdm auf den Wecker gehen (inf) → or fallen (inf)

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wick

[wɪk] n → stoppino, lucignolo

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wick

(wik) noun

the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame. pit فَتيلَه، ذُبالَه фитил pavio knot der Docht væge φιτίλιmecha taht چيزى که بجاى فتيله بکار رود sydän mècheפתיל बत्ती stijenj kanóc sumbu kveikur stoppino しん 심지 dagtis dakts sumbu wiekveke knot باتۍ، پلته، پليته pavio fitil фитиль knôt stenj nit sveće veke ไส้เทียน; ไส้ตะเกียง fitil 燈芯 ґніт چراغ کی بتی bấc đèn 灯芯

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wick

n mecha

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