உறிஞ்சு — meaning in English

English meaning

• soak verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
• wick noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.

Senses

உறிஞ்சு is used for these senses in English:

• soak to allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed
• wick (transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action

soak — full definition

1. verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.
2. verb Informal: to charge someone an excessive amount of money.
3. noun A period of being immersed in liquid.

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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