[wɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter


Phrases:
- dip one's wick
- get on someone's wick

Origin:
Old English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’

[wɪk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action
(e.g: garments that wick moisture away from the skin)


Phrases:
- dip one's wick
- get on someone's wick

Origin:
Old English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’

[wɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a town, hamlet, or district
(e.g: Hampton Wick)

- a dairy farm


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English wīc ‘dwelling place’, probably based on Latin vicus ‘street, village’

[wɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- quick, lively, or active
(e.g: Martha's approaching her century and as wick as a flea)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: variant of quick