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wire  (wr)

n.

1. A usually pliable metallic strand or rod made in many lengths and diameters, sometimes clad and often electrically insulated, used chiefly for structural support or to conduct electricity.

2. A group of wire strands bundled or twisted together as a functional unit; cable.

3. Something resembling a wire, as in slenderness or stiffness.

4. An open telephone connection.

5. Slang A hidden microphone, as on a person's body or in a building.

6.

a. A telegraph service.

b. A telegram or cablegram.

7. A wire service.

8. Computer Science A pin in the print head of a computer printer.

9. The screen on which sheets of paper are formed in a papermaking machine.

10. Sports The finish line of a racetrack.

11. wires

a. The system of strings employed in manipulating puppets in a show.

b. Hidden controlling influences.

12. Slang A pickpocket.

13. Fencing made of usually barbed wire.

v. wired, wir·ing, wires

v.tr.

1. To bind, connect, or attach with wires or a wire.

2. To string (beads, for example) on wire.

3. To equip with a system of electrical wires.

4. Slang To install electronic eavesdropping equipment in (a room, for example).

5. To send by telegraph: wired her congratulations.

6. To send a telegram to.

7. Computer Science To implement (a capability) through logic circuitry that is permanently connected within a computer or calculator and therefore not subject to change by programming.

8. To determine or put into effect by physiological or neurological mechanisms; hard-wire: "It is plausible that the basic organization of grammar is wired into the child's brain" Steven Pinker.

v.intr.

To send a telegram.

Idioms:

down to the wire Informal

To the very end, as in a race or contest.

under the wire

1. Sports At the finish line.

2. Informal Just in the nick of time; at the last moment.

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[Middle English, from Old English wr; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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wira·ble adj.

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wire

Noun

1. a slender flexible strand of metal

2. a length of this used to carry electric current in a circuit

3. a long continuous piece of wire or cable connecting points in a telephone or telegraph system

4. Old-fashioned informal a telegram

Verb

[wiring, wired]

1. to fasten with wire

2. to equip (an electrical system, circuit, or component) with wires

3. Informal to send a telegram to

4. to send by telegraph: they wired the money for a train ticket [Old English wīr]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wire - ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc baling wire - wire used to make bales barbed wire, barbwire - strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage haywire - wire for tying up bales of hay ligament - any connection or unifying bond piano wire - thin steel wire of high tensile strength trip wire - a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over
	2.	wire - a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance conducting wire conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. filament - a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead - a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" lead-in - wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line patchcord - a length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard telegraph line, telegraph wire, telephone line, telephone wire - the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
	3.	wire - the finishing line on a racetrack finish line, finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
	4.	wire - a message transmitted by telegraph   telegram message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" cable, cablegram, overseas telegram - a telegram sent abroad letter telegram - a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day night letter - a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day
Verb	1.	wire - provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house" equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" rewire - provide with new wiring; "the university rewired the dormitories when most students brought computers and television sets"
	2.	wire - send cables, wires, or telegrams cable, telegraph telegraphy - communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
	3.	wire - fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unwire - undo the wiring of
	4.	wire - string on a wire; "wire beads" string, thread, draw - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
	5.	wire - equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" electrify adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

Translations

wire [ˈwaɪəʳ] n → alambre m;

(ELEC) → cable m (eléctrico);

(TEL) → telegrama m

vt [+ house] → poner la instalación eléctrica en;

(also: wire up) → conectar

wire [ˈwaɪəʳ] n → fil m (de fer);

(Elec) → fil électrique;

(Tel) → télégramme m

vt [+ fence] → grillager [+ house]; faire l'installation électrique de;

(also: wire up) → brancher [+ person] (= send telegram to); télégraphier à

wire [ˈwaɪəʳ] n → Draht m;

(US) (= telegram); Telegramm nt

vt (US);

to wire sb → jdm telegrafieren;

(also: wire up) [+ electrical fitting]; anschließen

wire [ˈwaɪəʳ] n → filo;

(ELEC) → filo elettrico;

(TEL) → telegramma m

vt (ELEC) [+ house]; fare l'impianto elettrico di: [+ circuit]; installare;

(also: wire up) → collegare, allacciare

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wire

n wire [ˈwaiə]

1 (also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.draadسِلْكжицаdrát(ěný)ledningder Drahtσύρμαalambre, cable, hilotraatسيمmetallilankafil (métallique/électrique); grillageתַיִלतारžica, žičandrót, huzalkawatvírfilo; rete metallica針金철사viela, laidasstieple; vadskawat; dawaidraad, kabelmetalltråddrutfio de aramefir (de sârmă)проволокаdrôt; drôtenýžicažicametalltrådลวด; สายโลหะtel電線дріт; провідکسی دھات کے ذریعے بنایا گیا تارdây kim loại电线

2 a single strand of this There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.draadسِلْك رَفيعжицаdrátledningder Drahtσύρμα, καλώδιοhilojuheمخابره کردنjohtofilחוּט תַיִלतारžicahuzalkabelvírfilo電線전선laidasvadsdawai; wayardraad(lednings)trådprzewódfiosârmăпроводdrôtžicažicakabelสายไฟtel parçası(導)線дрітتارdây dẫn điện（导）线

3 the metal cable used in telegraphy The message came over the wire this morning.kabelكابِل مَعْدَنيжицаtelegrafkabeldie Telegraphenleitungτηλέγραφοςtelégrafokaabelسيم تلگرافlennätintélégrapheחוּט טֶלֶפוֹןतारžicakábelkawatritsímitelegrafo電話線전화선telegrafastelegrāfa vads; telegrāfswayar; kabel logamkabelkabeldrut telegraficznyfiotele­grafтелеграфtelegrafbrzojavna žicatelegramledning[]สายเคเบิลtel kablo電纜кабельبرقی تارdây dẫn âm thanh电缆

4 a telegram Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.telegramبَرْقِيَّهтелеграмаtelegramtelegramdas Telegrammτηλεγράφημαtelegramatelegrammتلگرافsähketélégrammeמִברָקतारtelegramtávirattelegramsímskeytitelegramma電報전보telegramatelegrammatelegramtelegramtelegramtelegramtelegramatelegramăтелеграммаtelegramtelegramtelegramtelegramโทรเลขtelgraf電報телеграмаتار کے ذریعے بھیجا جانے والا پیغامbức điện电报

v

1 to fasten, connect etc with wire The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.van drade voorsienيوصِلُ بالأسْلاكсвързвам/съединявам с жицаpoložit elektrické vedenítrække ledningerLeitungen verlegen inκαλωδιώνωatar con alambrejuhtmetega varustamaسيم کشى کردنjohdottaapourvoir d'une installation électriqueלְחַבֵּר לַחַשמָלतार लगानाučvrstiti žicomvezetéket szerelmemasang kabelleggja raflögn í(installare l'impianto elettrico)配線する...에 전선을 가설하다(kur) išvedžioti laidusievilkt vadusmembuat pendawaianbedradeninstallere elektrisitet, trekke ledningerokablowaćligar com aramea racorda la instalaţia electricăпрокладывать проводкуpoložiť elektrické vedeniepotegniti električno napeljavopovezatiförse med (dra in) ledningarต่อสายไฟelektrik tesisatı döşemek給...裝電線зв'язувати дротомتار سے باندھناmắc điện给...装电线

2 to send a telegram to Wire me if anything important happens.telegram stuurيُرسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةًпращам телеграмаposlat telegramtelegrafere (til)telegraphierenτηλεγραφώenviar un telegrama (a)telegrammi saatmaتلگراف کردنsähköttäätélégraphier (à)לִשלוֹחַ מִברָקटेलीग्राम भेजनाposlati telegramtáviratoz (vkinek)mengirim telegramsenda símskeytitelegrafare電報を打つ...에 전보를 치다telegrafuotitelegrafētmenghantar telegrameen telegram sturensende telegramzadepeszować domandar um telegramaa telegrafia (la)посылать телеграммуposlať telegrambrzojavitiposlati telegramtelegrafera tillส่งโทรเลขtelgraf çekmek打電報телеграфуватиٹیلی گرام بھیجناgửi điện打电报

3 to send (a message) by telegram You can wire the details to my brother in New York.per telegram stuurيُبْرِقُ، يُرْسِلُ رِسالَةً بواسِطَة التلغرامизпращам съобщение по телеграфаtelegrafovattelegraferetelegraphierenτηλεγραφώtelegrafiartelegrafeerimaارتباط با تلگرافlähettää sähkeitsetélégraphierלִשלוֹחַ בְּמִברָקटेलीग्राम से संदेश भेजनाposlati telegramommegtáviratoz (vmit)menelegramsenda símskeytitelegrafare電報で知らせる내용을 전보로 알리다(nu)siųsti telegramąsūtīt telegrammumenghantar pesanan melalui telegramtelegraferentelegrafereprzetelegrafowaćtelegrafara tele­grafiaтелеграфироватьtelegrafovaťbrzojavitiposlati telegramomtelegraferaส่งโทรเลขtelgrafla yollamak打電報給...надіслати телеграмуبرقی پیغام بھیجناgửi điện tín打电报给...

n ˈwireless

an older word for (a) radio. draadloosلاسِلْكيрадиоrádioradiodas Radio, (kabellos)ραδιόφωνοradioraadioبی سیمradioradioאַלחוּטִיबेतारbežičnirádióradioútvarpradioラジオ무선 전신radijasradiotanpa wayar; radioradioradio(mottaker)radiorádioradioрадиоприёмникrádioradioradioradioapparatวิทยุradyo (alıcısı)無線電收音機радіо; радіоприймачلاسلکیrađiô无线电收音机

n ˈwiring

the (system of) wires used in connecting up a circuit etc. bedradingشَبَكَة أسْلاكмрежаelektrické vedeníledningsnetdas Leitungsnetzκαλωδίωσηalambradojuhtmestikسیمپیچیjohdotusinstallation électriqueחִיווּטबिजली के तारsustav žicavezetékjaringan kabelraflögn(impianto elettrico)配線배선, 배선 공사laidai, elektros instaliacijaelektroinstalācijapendawaianleidingledningsnettinstalacja elektrycznaligaçOes eléctricasinstalaţie elec­tricăэлектропроводкаelektrické vedenieelektrična napeljavaelektrične instalacijeledningarระบบสายไฟelektrik tesisatı接線，布線електропроводкаتار لگانے یا استعمال کرنے کا کامhệ thống điện接线，布线

high wire

a high tightrope acrobats on the high wire.hoë kabel, hoog gespande kabelحَبْل البَهْلَوانвъже на въжеиграчиvisuté lanolinedas Drahtseilβλ. wirecuerda flojaköisسیم بلندnuoracorde raideלוִלייָן עַל כַּבֵּל גָבוֹהतनी रस्सीtrapezkötél a magasbantali akrobatlínafune綱渡りの綱줄타기 곡예의 밧줄lynasvirvetali akrobathoge koordlineliniaaramesârmă (pentru acrobaţi)натянутая проволокаvisuté lanovrvžicalinaลวดขึงตึง ใช้เดินไต่ลวดyüksekte gerilmiş ip(雜技的)走鋼絲表演натягнутий дрітاونچاءی پر بندھی ہوءی مضبوط رسیcăng dây（杂技的）走钢丝表演

n ˌwire-ˈnetting

a material with wide mesh woven of wire, used in fencing etc. draadmaasشَبَكَة سِلْكِيَّهтелена мрежаdrátěné pletivohønsenetder Maschendrahtσυρματόπλεγμαred de alambre, tela metálicatraatvõrkبافت تورى سيمىrautalankaverkkogrillageגֶדֶר תַּילतार-जालीžičana mrežadróthálókawat kasavírnet, möskavírreticolato金網(눈이 굵은) 쇠그물vielinis tinklasstiepļu pinumsdawaidraadgaastrådnetting, hønsenettingsiatka drucianarede de aramebară din fier forjatпроволочная сеткаdrôtené pletivožična mrežamreža žiceståltrådsnätตาข่าย; กับดักtel kafesli engel鋼絲網металева сіткаتار کا جالlưới thép钢丝网