English Dictionary

wick

IPA（発音記号）

/wɪk/

名詞

婉語 俗語

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.

日本語の意味

ろうそく、オイルランプ、石油ファンヒーターなどで、溶けたタロウ、ワックス、油などの液体燃料を芯の先に運び、気体に変化させ燃焼させるために使われる、束ねたり、ねじったり、編んだりした、または織られた紐状の素材。

She carefully trimmed the wick of the antique oil lamp before lighting it.

彼女はアンティークの油ランプの芯を点火する前に慎重に切りそろえた。

意味（1）

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.

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

意味（2）

Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain.

意味（3）

(curling) A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.

意味（4）

(curling) A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.

意味（5）

(slang, euphemistic) The penis.

His wick was stone stiff.

wicks （ plural ）