/ wɪk; NAmE / noun
1.
the piece of string in the centre of a candle which you light so that the candle burns
2.
the piece of material in an oil lamp which absorbs the oil and which you light so that the lamp burns
—picture at candle
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IDIOMS
- get on sb's wick
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English wēoce , of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche wick yarn.