wick
🇺🇸
/wɪk/
🇬🇧
/wɪk/
noun
R
A wick is a string or strip in the middle of a candle that you light to make the candle burn.
She trimmed the wick of the candle before lighting it.
R
A wick is also a material in an oil lamp that soaks up the oil and is lit to make the lamp burn.
He replaced the wick in the oil lamp to make it burn brighter.
verb
R
To wick is when a material soaks up small drops of liquid and moves them away from an area.
The fabric wicks moisture away from the skin.
translation
A wick is a string or strip in the middle of a candle that you light to make the candle burn.; A wick is also a material in an oil lamp that soaks up the oil and is lit to make the lamp burn.
To wick is when a material soaks up small drops of liquid and moves them away from an area.
Word Forms
3rd Present
wicks
Past
wicked
Perfect
wicked
Progressive
wicking
Plural
wicks