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The definition of wick is the waxy cord that is lit in a candle or oil lamp.

(noun)

An example of wick is the white cord in the center of a candle on which the flame burns.

To wick is to pull or absorb liquid.

(verb)

An example of to wick is the action of a paper towel absorbing a spill.

See wick in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a piece of cord or tape, or a thin bundle of threads, in a candle, oil lamp, cigarette lighter, etc., designed to absorb fuel by capillary attraction and, when lighted, to burn with a small, steady flame

Origin: ME wicke < OE weoca, akin to Ger wieche, wick yarn < IE base *weg-, to weave: see veil

transitive verb

to draw or absorb (water, perspiration, etc.) by capillary attraction: a fabric that wicks sweat away from the skin

noun

a village, town, or hamlet: now archaic except as compounded in bailiwick and (often in the form ) in place names, as in Warwick, Greenwich

Origin: ME wik < OE wic, akin to MHG wich, village < early WGmc borrowing < L vicus, group of houses: see eco-

See wick in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
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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Origin: Middle English wike

Origin: , from Old English wēoce

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