"wick" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wɪk/ Audio: en-au-wick.ogg [Australia] Forms: wick [singular], wicks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A wick is a strip of braided fibre that is used in a candle or oil lamp. Synonyms: candlewick
    Sense id: simple-wick-en-noun-6vouhXhh

Verb

IPA: /wɪk/ Audio: en-au-wick.ogg [Australia] Forms: wick [canonical], wicks [third-person, singular], wicked [past], wicked [past, participle], wicking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a material wicks, it absorbs or draws off liquid by capillary action.
    Sense id: simple-wick-en-verb-AStK3FxX
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