Meaning & use
wick
The braided cord in a candle or lamp that draws up fuel to be burned as a flame.
See it in a sentence
She trimmed the candle's wick before lighting it so the flame would burn evenly.
The oil lamp needed a new wick after the old one burned down to a stub.
A note on using this word
Wick is mainly used for candles and oil lamps; do not confuse it with the wax or oil that actually burns.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To draw liquid through material by capillary action, as fabric conducting moisture away from skin.
Athletic shirts are designed to wick sweat away from the body during exercise.
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