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Meaning of 'wick' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wick [ n.]
- Alt. of Wich
- A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
2 . Wick [ v. i.]
- To strike a stone in an oblique direction.

Meaning of 'wick' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wick [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
Example in sentence:
  • the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it

Nearby Words:

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