wicking
verb
Meaning
- To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
- (of a liquid) To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. Usually followed by through.
- To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.
- The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
- Capillarity, capillary motion, capillary effect
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