wick
Of a material: to convey or draw off by capillary actionOf a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
» The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.
Зла чаклунка наслала злі чари на чоловіка і перетворила його на комаху. — ChickenKiev
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5 senses(transitive)Of a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
(intransitive)Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action.
(intransitive)Chiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material.
The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
(England, transitive)To strike (a stationary bowl or stone) with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.
(England, intransitive)To strike a stationary bowl or stone with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.
Examples
103 sentencesThe wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.
Зла чаклунка наслала злі чари на чоловіка і перетворила його на комаху. — ChickenKiev
Tom is wicked.
Том злий. — deniko
ruТом злой. — sharptoothed
deTom ist verrucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's a wicked thing to do.
ruЭто дурной поступок. — sharptoothed
Tom has a wicked sense of humor.
Murder is a wicked crime.
ruУбийство - это гнусное преступление. — corvard
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The noun is derived from Middle English wek, weke, wicke (“fibrous cord drawing fuel to flThe noun is derived from Middle English wek, weke, wicke (“fibrous cord drawing fuel to flame of a candle, etc.; material used to make this object”), from Old English wēoce (“wick”), from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle; wick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”).
Probably borrowed from Scots wick (“(noun) shot in which a bowl or stone is aimed at another so that one or other is deflected at an angle towards the tee, cannon; (verb) to strike (a bowl or curling stone) in such a manner; to (attempt to) reach the tee in this manner”), The Scots noun is probably derived from Middle English wike, wyke (“corner of part of the body”); the verb from Old Norse víkja (“to move, bend, curve; to retreat”): see further at etymology 4.
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Forms
wicks, wicking, wicked, wickedWord family
3 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.