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Definition: Meaning of, wire in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wʌɪə /

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wire wires
  1. [uncountable and countable] thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this
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  2. [countable] a piece of metal like this, used for carrying electrical currents or signals
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  3. get your wires crossed to become confused about what someone is saying because you think they are talking about something else
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  4. go/come/be down to the wire informal especially American English to be finished or achieved with very little time left
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  5. [countable] American English a piece of electronic recording equipment, usually worn secretly on someone's clothes
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  6. [countable] American English a TELEGRAM
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wire wired wired
Present Participle Third Person Singular
wiring wires
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  1. also wire up to connect wires inside a building or piece of equipment so that electricity can pass through
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  2. also wire up to connect electrical equipment to the electrical system using wires
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  3. to send money electronically
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  4. to attach a piece of recording equipment to a person or room, especially secretly
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  5. be wired for something to have all the necessary wires and connections for an electrical system to work
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  6. American English to send a TELEGRAM to someone
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  7. to fasten two or more things together using wire
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wire used in phrases

  • baling wire (noun)
    1. wire used to make bales
  • barbed wire (noun)
    1. wire with short sharp points on it
  • chicken wire (noun)
    1. a type of thin wire net used to make fences for chickens
  • conducting wire (noun)
    1. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
    conducting wire (noun)
    1. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
  • cross wire (noun)
    1. either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are used for sighting or calibration
  • fly-by-wire (noun)
    1. a system in an aircraft which uses computers and electrical signals to help control the aircraft
  • guy wire (noun)
    1. especially a tent a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something
  • high wire (noun)
    1. a tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along as part of a CIRCUS performance [=  tightrope]
  • hot-wire (verb)
    1. informal to start the engine of a vehicle using the wires of the IGNITION system, instead of a key
  • live wire (noun)
    1. informal someone who is very active and has a lot of energy
    2. a wire that has electricity passing through it
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