n.
1) to dip ~s
2) to light a ~
3) to blow out, extinguish, snuff out a ~
4) the ~ was burning; was flickering; was going out; was sputtering
5) a wax ~
6) the flame of a ~
7) ( misc. ) to bum the ~ at both ends ('to dissipate one's energy by doing too much'); not to hold a ~ to smb. ('to be far inferior to smb.')