Sekirov Dictionary

candlestick

/ˈkændəlˌstɪk/

noun 4
verb 4
forms 3

noun4

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A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
- Neither doe men light a candle, and put it vnder a bushell: but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house. — 1611
A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
(UK, slang) The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.

verb4

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To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
- The other book I would recommend is on a technical evaluation method called “candlesticking.” — 2003
•
To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
- Planes fell in flames, planes fell not in flames. Men fell in flames, men fell safely in their parachutes, some candlesticked. — 1998
•
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
- If cut on the individual stems at three-leaf clusters, the cane will "candlestick." — 1957
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To adorn with candlesticks.
- The Drama's altar isn't on the stage; it is candlesticked and flowered in the box-office. — 1962

forms

candlesticked · candlesticking · candlesticks

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