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WICK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

taper; wick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wick" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wick"):

candlewick (the wick of a candle)

Holonyms ("wick" is a part of...):

candle; taper; wax light (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)

kerosene lamp; kerosine lamp; oil lamp (a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary actionplay

Example:

the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wick" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb wick

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