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Meaning of 'wire' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wire [ n.]
- A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.
- A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire.
2 . Wire [ v. i.]
- To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream.
- To send a telegraphic message.
3 . Wire [ v. t.]
- To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.
- To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To send (a message) by telegraph.

Meaning of 'wire' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wire [ v]
Meaning (1):
- equip for use with electricity
Example in sentence:
  • electrify an appliance
Meaning (2):
- fasten with wire
Example in sentence:
  • The columns were wired to the beams for support
Meaning (3):
- string on a wire
Example in sentence:
  • wire beads
Meaning (4):
- provide with electrical circuits
Example in sentence:
  • wire the addition to the house

Nearby Words:

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