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wire
[wahyuhr]
noun
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.
such pieces as a material.
a length of such material, consisting either of a single filament or of several filaments woven or twisted together and usually insulated with a dielectric material, used as a conductor of electricity.
a cross wire or a cross hair.
a barbed-wire fence.
a long wire or cable used in cable, telegraph, or telephone systems.
Nautical.Ìýa wire rope.
Informal.Ìý
a telegram.
the telegraphic system.
to send a message by wire.
wires, a system of wires by which puppets are moved.
a metallic string of a musical instrument.
Underworld Slang.Ìýthe member of a pickpocket team who picks the victim's pocket.
Horse Racing.Ìýa wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line, under which the horses pass.
Ornithology.Ìýone of the extremely long, slender, wirelike filaments or shafts of the plumage of various birds.
a metal device for snaring rabbits and other small game.
Papermaking.Ìýthe woven wire mesh over which the wet pulp is spread in a papermaking machine.
the wire, the telephone.
There's someone on the wire for you.
adjective
made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.
resembling wire; wirelike.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with wires.
to install an electric system of wiring in, as for lighting.
to fasten or bind with wire.
He wired the halves together.
to put on a wire, as beads.
to send by telegraph, as a message.
Please wire the money at once.
to send a telegraphic message to.
She wired him to come at once.
to snare by means of a wire.
to equip with a hidden electronic device, as an eavesdropping device or an explosive.
to connect (a receiver, area, or building) to a television cable and other equipment so that cable television programs may be received.
Informal.Ìýto be closely connected or involved with.
a law firm wired into political circles.
Informal.Ìýto prepare, equip, fix, or arrange to suit needs or goals.
The sales force was wired for an all-out effort.
Croquet.Ìýto block (a ball) by placing it behind the wire of an arch.
verb (used without object)
to send a telegraphic message; telegraph.
Don't write; wire.
wire
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noun
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
a wire fence
a wire stripper
anything made of wire, such as wire netting, a barbed wire fence, etc
a long continuous wire or cable connecting points in a telephone or telegraph system
old-fashionedÌý
a metallic string on a guitar, piano, etc
horse racing the finishing line on a racecourse
a wire-gauze screen upon which pulp is spread to form paper during the manufacturing process
anything resembling a wire, such as a hair
a snare made of wire for rabbits and similar animals
informalÌýright up to the last moment
informalÌýto accomplish something with little time to spare
informalÌýto misunderstand
to exert influence behind the scenes, esp through personal connections; pull strings
to compete to the bitter end to win a competition or title
verb
(also intr) to send a telegram to (a person or place)
to send (news, a message, etc) by telegraph
to equip (an electrical system, circuit, or component) with wires
to fasten or furnish with wire
(often foll by up) to provide (an area) with fibre optic cabling to receive cable television
to string (beads, etc) on wire
croquet to leave (a player's ball) so that a hoop or peg lies between it and the other balls
to snare with wire
informalÌýto set about (something, esp food) with enthusiasm
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- wirable adjective
- wirelike adjective
- dewire verb (used with object)
- miswire verb
- prewire verb (used with object)
- unwirable adjective
- ˈ·É¾±°ù±ðËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of wire1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of wire1
Idioms and Phrases
down to the wire, to the very last moment or the very end, as in a race or competition.
The candidates campaigned down to the wire.
pull wires, to use one's position or influence to obtain a desired result.
to pull wires to get someone a job.
under the wire, just within the limit or deadline; scarcely; barely.
to get an application in under the wire.
Example Sentences
In her photo she was unconscious and intubated, a bruise forming on her forehead, wires curling around her.
For years, he thought he was simply "wired differently".
In “Command Feed,†the sixth episode released on Friday, Mensah saves Murderbot from destruction by reluctantly performing surgery on its wiring.
Avenatti pleaded guilty in June 2022 to four counts of wire fraud for stealing money from clients and one count of obstructing collection of payroll taxes from his Seattle coffee business, which is now defunct.
Documentation from the victims taken by the scammers was used to provide faulty verification for the “large and suspicious wire transfers from victims,†the release said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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