WICK

wick, taper

(noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

wick

(noun) any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; “the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

wick (plural wicks)

A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.

Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain.

(curling) A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.

(curling) A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.

(slang, euphemism) The penis.

Verb

wick (third-person singular simple present wicks, present participle wicking, simple past and past participle wicked)

(transitive) To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

(intransitive, of a liquid) To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. Usually followed by through.

(curling) To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.

Etymology 2

Noun

wick (plural wicks)

(archaic) A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority.

(British, dialect, chiefly, East Anglia and Essex) A farm, especially a dairy farm.

Usage notes

• Present in compounds (meaning “village”, “jurisdiction”, or “harbour”), as -wick, such as bailiwick, sheriffwick, Warwick, Greenwick, Gatwick, Southwick, Hampton Wick etc, also -wich.

Etymology 3

Adjective

wick (comparative wicker or more wick, superlative wickest or most wick)

(British, dialect, pejorative, chiefly, Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.

(British, dialect, pejorative, chiefly Yorkshire) (Of inanimate objects) resistant to being put to use, stiff, stubborn (as for example a rope or a screw).

Noun

wick

(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire) Liveliness; life.

(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire, gardening) (Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.

(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire) A maggot.

Etymology 4

Noun

wick (plural wicks)

(now dialectal) A corner of the mouth or eye.

Anagrams

• KWIC

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Wick

A town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Wick

A village in Dorset, England.

A village in Wick and Abson parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7072).

A village in West Sussex, England.

A village in Worcestershire, England.

Anagrams

• KWIC

Source: Wiktionary

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Wick, or Wich, n. Etym: [AS. wic village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. vik an inlet, creek, bay. See Vicinity, and cf. Villa.]

1. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. Stow.

2. (Curling)

Definition: A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.

Wick, n. Etym: [OE. wicke, weyke, weke, AS. weoca or wecca; cf. D. wiek a roll of lint, Prov. G. wicke, and wieche, OHG. wiohha, Sw. veke, Dan. væge; of uncertain origin.]

Definition: A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned. But true it is, that when the oil is spent The light goes out, and wick is thrown away. Spenser.

Wick, v. i. (Curling)

Definition: To strike a stone in an oblique direction. Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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