Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wick

plural of wick

(Britain, dialect, derogatory, chiefly Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.

(Britain, obsolete, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life. / (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

(now dialectal) A corner of the mouth or eye.

(Britain, dialect, chiefly East Anglia and Essex) A farm, especially a dairy farm.

A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.

(transitive) To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

present participle of wick

The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton. / (physics) capillarity, capillary motion, capillary effect