wick
/ˈwɪk/ noun C1- A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame. · Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.
- Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1, noun sense 1) are made”).
- Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; specifically (medicine), a strip of gauze placed in a wound, etc., to absorb fluids.
- Often in dip one's wick: the penis.
Plural wicks
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Next, she filled the reservoir with oil and trimmed the thick wick.
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