noun
- Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- A finish line of a racetrack.
- A telecommunication wire or cable
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- A deadline or critical endpoint.
- A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (thieves' slang) A pickpocket who targets women.
- A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
Synonyms: barbed wire, telegram, telegraph, conducting wire, score string, cable, steel wire, thread
verb
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To string on a wire.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.
- (usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To install eavesdropping equipment.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
Synonyms: electrify, cable, telegraph
Pronunciation
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