wick
(wɪk )
Word forms: wicks
1. countable noun
The wick of a candle is the piece of string in it which burns when it is lit.
2. countable noun
The wick of a paraffin lamp or cigarette lighter is the part which supplies the fuel to the flame when it is lit.
3. get on your wick phrase [VERB inflects]
If you say that someone or something gets on your wick, you mean that they annoy and irritate you. [British, informal]
The Professor was beginning to get on Molly's wick.
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Idioms:
get on someone's wick [British, informal]
to irritate someone a great deal
Let's face it, after three or four songs that voice really does get on your wick.
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