wicking

verb

  1. 1

    To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

    “The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.”
  2. 2

    (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.

    “The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.”
  3. 3

    To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.

noun

  1. 1

    The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.

  2. 2

    Capillarity, capillary motion, capillary effect

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