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Definition of wick verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

wick

verb

NAmE//wɪk//

wick something (away)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they wick

he / she / it wicks

past simple wicked

-ing form wicking

(of a material) to take small drops of liquid from an area and move them away Wool socks wick away sweat.

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