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wick

(wĭk)

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.

[Middle English wike, from Old English wēoce.]

wick

(wɪk)

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

wick

(wɪk)

(Human Geography) archaic a village or hamlet

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

wick

(wɪk)

adj

1. lively or active

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

[dialect variant of quick alive]

Wick

(wɪk)

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

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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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