wick /wɪk/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: weoce]

1. the piece of thread in a candle, that burns when you light it

2. a long piece of material in an oil lamp, that sucks up oil so that the lamp can burn

3. get on sb’s wick British English spoken informal to annoy someone

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