imeytyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• blot noun A spot or stain, especially of ink or a similar substance.
• wick noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.

Senses

imeytyä is used for these senses in English:

• blot (transitive) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
• wick Chiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material.

blot — full definition

1. noun A spot or stain, especially of ink or a similar substance.
2. noun Something that damages a reputation; a disgrace.
3. verb To soak up excess liquid, especially with absorbent paper.
4. verb To stain or mark with a coloured substance.

wick — full definition

1. noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.
2. noun Any strip of absorbent material that draws liquid away by capillary action, including medically, to drain a wound.
3. verb Of a material, to draw liquid along or through itself.

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