noun 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.
noun Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1, noun sense 1) are made”).
noun Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; specifically , a strip of gauze placed in a wound, etc., to absorb fluids.
noun Often in dip one's wick: the penis.
verb Of a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
verb 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.
verb Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action.
verb Chiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material.