What is "wick" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does wick mean in English? Meaning of wick definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "wick" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "wick": any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

Noun

  • Meaning: any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Example: the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
  • Synonyms: wick
  • Hypernyms: cord
  • Meaning of "wick": a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

    Noun

  • Meaning: a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
  • Synonyms: taper wick
  • Hyponyms: candlewick
  • Hypernyms: cord
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    wick in English: wick
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