wick

noun

/wɪk/

Idioms

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the piece of string in the centre of a candle that you light so that the candle burns
the piece of material in an oil lamp that takes in the oil and that you light so that the lamp burns

Word OriginOld English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’.

Idioms

get on somebody’s wick

verb

/wɪk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wick	/wɪk/ /wɪk/
he / she / it wicks	/wɪks/ /wɪks/
past simple wicked	/wɪkt/ /wɪkt/
past participle wicked	/wɪkt/ /wɪkt/
-ing form wicking	/ˈwɪkɪŋ/ /ˈwɪkɪŋ/

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