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   Wire

   /ˈwī(ə)r/

   

   noun

   • 1. metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod: "a coil of copper wire"
   • ▪ a piece of wire.
   • ▪ a length or quantity of wire used, for example, for fencing or to carry an electric current.
   • ▪ a wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line of a racetrack. North American
   • 2. an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person: "an undercover police informer who was wearing a wire"
   • 3. a telegram or cablegram. informal North American

   verb

   • 1. install electric circuits or wires in: "wiring a plug"
   • ▪ connect (someone or something) to a piece of electronic equipment: "a microphone wired to a loudspeaker"
   • 2. provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires: "they wired his jaw"
   • 3. send a telegram or cablegram to: informal North American "she wired her friend for advice"
   • ▪ send (money) to (someone) by means of a telegram or cablegram: "he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500"
   • 4. snare (an animal) with wire.
   • 5. obstruct (a ball, shot, or player) by a wicket.

   Word Origin Old Englishwīr; of Germanic origin, probably from the base of Latin viere ‘plait, weave’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wirer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   Jun 2, 2024 · wire (third-person singular simple present wires, present participle wiring, simple past and past participle wired) To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.

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   a slender flexible strand or rod of metal. a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together. a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit. ( modifier) of, relating to, or made of wire.

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    metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.