outwick
To play in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to…To play (one's stone) in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.
Meaning
2 senses(also, figuratively, transitive)To play (one's stone) in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.
(also, figuratively, intransitive)Of a stone: to move in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.
Origin
The noun is derived from out- (prefix meaning ‘external to; on the outside of’) + wick (“sThe noun is derived from out- (prefix meaning ‘external to; on the outside of’) + wick (“shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5).
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Forms
outwicks, outwicking, outwicked, outwickedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle