Definition of "wick" in Anglais

noun

1. (countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

   • Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.

2. (countable, euphemistic, slang) Often in dip one's wick: the penis.

verb

1. (transitive) Of a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

   • The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.

2. Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action.

3. 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.

noun

1. (obsolete except dialectal) A hamlet or village; also, a town.

2. (obsolete except dialectal, chiefly East Anglia and Essex) A farm; specifically, a dairy farm.

3. (obsolete) An enclosed piece of land; a close.

adjective

1. (Northern England, chiefly Yorkshire) Synonym of quick (“alive, living; also, active, lively”).

noun

1. (countable) A maggot.

2. The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

   • Fed close? Why, it’s eaten into t’ hard wick.

3. The part of the root of a weed that remains viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.

4. (uncountable, obsolete) Life; also, liveliness.

noun

1. A angle or corner; specifically, a corner of the eye or mouth.

2. A grove; also, a hollow.

noun

1. A shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; a cannon.

2. Synonym of port (“a narrow opening between other players' bowls or stones wide enough for a delivered bowl or stone to pass through”).

verb

1. (transitive) To strike (a stationary bowl or stone) with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.

2. (intransitive) To strike a stationary bowl or stone with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.