Definition of "wire"
- 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; hence, 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.
- 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.
To send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominately by telegraph.
To make someone tense or psyched-up.
To install eavesdropping equipment.
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