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   Hay·wire

   /ˈhāˌwī(ə)r/

   

   adjective

   • 1. erratic; out of control: informal "her imagination had gone haywire"

   Word Origin 1920s (originally US): from hay1 + wire, from the use of hay-baling wire in makeshift repairs.

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   HAYWIRE meaning: 1. to stop working, often in a way that is very sudden and noticeable: 2. to stop working, often…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAYWIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. wire for tying up bales of hay, straw, etc. adjective Informal. 2. out of order; disorganized; confused. 3. crazy. Idioms: go haywire.

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   When something goes haywire, it's out of control or completely chaotic. You'll sense that things have gone haywire at a birthday party if suddenly the young guests are having a crazed water gun fight indoors.

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   1. Not functioning or happening in a proper or orderly fashion: machinery that went haywire; an experiment that went haywire. 2. Mentally confused or erratic; crazy: The traveler went haywire over the endless delays. [From the use of baling wire for makeshift repairs .]

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hay‧wire /ˈheɪwaɪə $ -waɪr/ adjective → go haywire Examples from the Corpus haywire • After that, things went slightly haywire, but to reach the open marketplace was easy. • If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions.

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   Definition of haywire adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   out of control; disordered; crazy: The car went haywire. He's been haywire since he got the bad news.