wicking

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Synonyms: licking, ticking, picking, kicking, dicking, winking, nicking, sicking, ricking, wiking, wacking

Antonyms: licking, ticking, picking, kicking, dicking, winking, nicking, sicking, ricking, wiking, wacking

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|wick||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The [[material]] of which [[wick#Noun|wicks]] are [[make#Verb|made]], especially a [[loosely]] [[braided#Adjective|braided]] or [[twisted#Adjective|twisted]] [[cord#Noun|cord]] or [[tape#Noun|tape]] of [[cotton#Noun|cotton]].
2. {{lb|en|physics}} [[capillarity|Capillarity]], [[capillary effect]], [[capillary motion]].

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