wick
/ˈwɪk/ verb C2- Of a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action. · The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
- Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action.
- Chiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material. · The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
He/she/it wicks · Past wicked · Past participle wicked · -ing form wicking
Verb forms
- Base form
- wick
- He/she/it
- wicks
- Past
- wicked
- Past participle
- wicked
- -ing form
- wicking
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Next, she filled the reservoir with oil and trimmed the thick wick.
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