wick
noun
[ wɪk ]
• a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter.
wick
verb
• absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
• "garments that wick moisture away from the skin"
Origin:
Old English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’.
wick
noun
• a town, hamlet, or district.
• "Hampton Wick"
• a dairy farm.
Origin:
Old English wīc ‘dwelling place’, probably based on Latin vicus ‘street, village’.
wick
adjective
• quick, lively, or active.
• "Martha's approaching her century and as wick as a flea"
Origin:
mid 18th century: variant of quick.
