candlesticking

Verb

candlestick (third-person singular simple present candlesticks, present participle candlesticking, simple past and past participle candlesticked)

1. 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, Sandler Stanley, Segregated Skies, page 104
2. (investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
   • The other book I would recommend is on a technical evaluation method called “candlesticking.”2003, Cynthia Pirl, Intentional Investing
3. To adorn with candlesticks.
   • The Drama's altar isn't on the stage; it is candlesticked and flowered in the box-office.1962, John Wilson, The Faith of an Artist, page 71
4. 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, The American Rose Annual - Volume 42, page 50

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