wick
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- (countable) A wick is a strip of braided fibre that is used in a candle or oil lamp.
- Synonym: candlewick
- Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.
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- (transitive) If a material wicks, it absorbs or draws off liquid by capillary action.
- The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.