Definition of "candlestick" in English

noun

1. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.

2. (gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.

3. (finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.

4. (British, military slang, historical) The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.

verb

1. (of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.

2. (investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.

3. To adorn with candlesticks.

4. To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.