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WIRE definition: 1. a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making…. Learn more.
Wire definition: a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.. See examples of WIRE used in a sentence.
4 days ago · noun. 1. a slender flexible strand or rod of metal. 2. a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together. 3. a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit. 4. (modifier) of, relating to, or made of wire.
Definitions of wire. noun. ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc. see more. noun. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance. synonyms: conducting wire. see more. noun. the finishing line on a racetrack. see more. noun. a message transmitted by telegraph. synonyms: telegram. see more. verb.
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- get/have your wires crossed
- under the wire
- wire to wire
- — wirelike
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1 wire /ˈwajɚ/ noun
plural wires
1 wire
/ˈwajɚ/
noun
informal, of two people
: to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said
•We got our wires crossed for a minute there—I thought you were asking me something else.
•We must have had our wires crossed.
chiefly US
: before something ends : at the end of the time when it is still possible to do something
chiefly US, sports
: from the beginning of a race, game, etc., until the end
•He led the race (from) wire to wire.
— see also wire-to-wire
/ˈwajɚˌlaɪk/ adjective [more wirelike; most wirelike]
•the animal's stiff, wirelike hairs
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a : to provide (a building, room, etc.) with wires for a particular service or for electricity
•The house will be wired next week.
Definition of wire noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. wire. noun. /ˈwaɪə (r)/ /ˈwaɪər/ Idioms. [uncountable, countable] metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this. a coil of copper wire. wire mesh. A high wire fence encircles the complex. a wire basket. The box was fastened with a rusty wire.
