Real Dictionary

wick
countable noun: The wick of a candle is the piece of string in it which burns when it is lit.
countable noun: The wick of a paraffin lamp or cigarette lighter is the part which supplies the fuel to the flame when it is lit.

wick in American English 1
a piece of cord or tape, or a thin bundle of threads, in a candle, oil lamp, cigarette lighter, etc., designed to absorb fuel by capillary attraction and, when lighted, to burn with a small, steady flame
to draw or absorb (water, perspiration, etc.) by capillary attraction
noun: a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be
transitive verb: to draw off (liquid) by capillary action

wick in American English 2
a village, town, or hamlet
noun: a narrow opening in the field, bounded by other players' stones

wick in American English 3
noun: a farm, esp. a dairy farm

Wick in British English
noun: a town in N Scotland, in Highland, at the head of Wick Bay (an inlet of the North Sea). Pop: 7333 (2001)

wick in British English 1
noun: a cord or band of loosely twisted or woven fibres, as in a candle, cigarette lighter, etc, that supplies fuel to a flame by capillary action

wick in British English 2
noun: a village or hamlet

wick in British English 3
adjective: lively or active