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wick  (wk)

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 (wkt), 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 woce.]

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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.: 7681 (1991)

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wick¹

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / 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

get on (someone's) wick Brit slang to cause irritation to (a person)

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

wicking  n

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wick²

n

(Social Science / Human Geography) Archaic a village or hamlet

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

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wick³

adj Northern English dialect

1. lively or active

2. alive or crawling a dog wick with fleas

[dialect variant of quick alive]

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

Translations

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 [wɪk] n → stoppino, lucignolo

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wick

n wick [wik]

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 knot væge der Docht φιτίλι mecha taht چيزى که بجاى فتيله بکار رود sydän mèche פְּתִיל बत्ती stijenj kanóc sumbu kveikur stoppino しん 심지 dagtis dakts sumbu wiek veke knot pavio fitil фитиль knôt stenj nit sveće veke ไส้เทียน; ไส้ตะเกียง fitil 燈芯 ґніт چراغ کی بتی bấc đèn 灯芯