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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. draad سِلْك жица drát(ěný) ledning der Draht σύρμα alambre, cable, hilo traat سيم metallilanka fil (métallique/électrique); grillage תַיִל तार žica, žičan drót, huzal kawat vír filo; rete metallica 針金 철사 viela, laidas stieple; vads kawat; dawai draad, kabel metalltråd drut fio de arame fir (de sârmă) проволока drôt; drôtený žica žica metalltråd ลวด; สายโลหะ tel 電線 дріт; провід کسی دھات کے ذریعے بنایا گیا تار dây kim loại 电线

2 a single strand of this There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere. draad سِلْك رَفيع жица drát ledning der Draht σύρμα, καλώδιο hilo juhe مخابره کردن johto fil חוּט תַיִל तार žica huzal kabel vír filo 電線 전선 laidas vads dawai; wayar draad (lednings)tråd przewód fio sârmă провод drôt žica žica kabel สายไฟ tel parçası (導)線 дріт تار dây dẫn điện （导）线

3 the metal cable used in telegraphy The message came over the wire this morning. kabel كابِل مَعْدَني жица telegraf kabel die Telegraphenleitung τηλέγραφος telégrafo kaabel سيم تلگراف lennätin télégraphe חוּט טֶלֶפוֹן तार žica kábel kawat ritsími telegrafo 電話線 전화선 telegrafas telegrāfa vads; telegrāfs wayar; kabel logam kabel kabel drut telegraficzny fio tele­graf телеграф telegraf brzojavna žica telegram ledning[] สายเคเบิล tel kablo 電纜 кабель برقی تار dây dẫn âm thanh 电缆

4 a telegram Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently. telegram بَرْقِيَّه телеграма telegram telegram das Telegramm τηλεγράφημα telegrama telegramm تلگراف sähke télégramme מִברָק तार telegram távirat telegram símskeyti telegramma 電報 전보 telegrama telegramma telegram telegram telegram telegram telegrama telegramă телеграмма telegram telegram telegram telegram โทรเลข telgraf 電報 телеграма تار کے ذریعے بھیجا جانے والا پیغام bức 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 voorsien يوصِلُ بالأسْلاك свързвам/съединявам с жица položit elektrické vedení trække ledninger Leitungen verlegen in καλωδιώνω atar con alambre juhtmetega varustama سيم کشى کردن johdottaa pourvoir d'une installation électrique לְחַבֵּר לַחַשמָל तार लगाना učvrstiti žicom vezetéket szerel memasang kabel leggja raflögn í (installare l'impianto elettrico) 配線する ...에 전선을 가설하다 (kur) išvedžioti laidus ievilkt vadus membuat pendawaian bedraden installere elektrisitet, trekke ledninger okablować ligar com arame a racorda la instalaţia electrică прокладывать проводку položiť elektrické vedenie potegniti električno napeljavo povezati förse med (dra in) ledningar ต่อสายไฟ elektrik tesisatı döşemek 給...裝電線 зв'язувати дротом تار سے باندھنا mắc điện 给...装电线

2 to send a telegram to Wire me if anything important happens. telegram stuur يُرسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةً пращам телеграма poslat telegram telegrafere (til) telegraphieren τηλεγραφώ enviar un telegrama (a) telegrammi saatma تلگراف کردن sähköttää télégraphier (à) לִשלוֹחַ מִברָק टेलीग्राम भेजना poslati telegram táviratoz (vkinek) mengirim telegram senda símskeyti telegrafare 電報を打つ ...에 전보를 치다 telegrafuoti telegrafēt menghantar telegram een telegram sturen sende telegram zadepeszować do mandar um telegrama a telegrafia (la) посылать телеграмму poslať telegram brzojaviti poslati telegram telegrafera till ส่งโทรเลข telgraf çekmek 打電報 телеграфувати ٹیلی گرام بھیجنا gửi điện 打电报

3 to send (a message) by telegram You can wire the details to my brother in New York. per telegram stuur يُبْرِقُ، يُرْسِلُ رِسالَةً بواسِطَة التلغرام изпращам съобщение по телеграфа telegrafovat telegrafere telegraphieren τηλεγραφώ telegrafiar telegrafeerima ارتباط با تلگراف lähettää sähkeitse télégraphier לִשלוֹחַ בְּמִברָק टेलीग्राम से संदेश भेजना poslati telegramom megtáviratoz (vmit) menelegram senda símskeyti telegrafare 電報で知らせる 내용을 전보로 알리다 (nu)siųsti telegramą sūtīt telegrammu menghantar pesanan melalui telegram telegraferen telegrafere przetelegrafować telegrafar a tele­grafia телеграфировать telegrafovať brzojaviti poslati telegramom telegrafera ส่งโทรเลข telgrafla yollamak 打電報給... надіслати телеграму برقی پیغام بھیجنا gửi điện tín 打电报给...

n ˈwireless

an older word for (a) radio. draadloos لاسِلْكي радио rádio radio das Radio, (kabellos) ραδιόφωνο radio raadio بی سیم radio radio אַלחוּטִי बेतार bežični rádió radio útvarp radio ラジオ 무선 전신 radijas radio tanpa wayar; radio radio radio(mottaker) radio rádio radio радиоприёмник rádio radio radio radioapparat วิทยุ radyo (alıcısı) 無線電收音機 радіо; радіоприймач لاسلکی rađiô 无线电收音机

n ˈwiring

the (system of) wires used in connecting up a circuit etc. bedrading شَبَكَة أسْلاك мрежа elektrické vedení ledningsnet das Leitungsnetz καλωδίωση alambrado juhtmestik سیمپیچی johdotus installation électrique חִיווּט बिजली के तार sustav žica vezeték jaringan kabel raflögn (impianto elettrico) 配線 배선, 배선 공사 laidai, elektros instaliacija elektroinstalācija pendawaian leiding ledningsnett instalacja elektryczna ligaçOes eléctricas instalaţie elec­trică электропроводка elektrické vedenie električna napeljava električne instalacije ledningar ระบบสายไฟ elektrik tesisatı 接線，布線 електропроводка تار لگانے یا استعمال کرنے کا کام hệ thống điện 接线，布线

high wire

a high tightrope acrobats on the high wire. hoë kabel, hoog gespande kabel حَبْل البَهْلَوان въже на въжеиграчи visuté lano line das Drahtseil βλ. wire cuerda floja köis سیم بلند nuora corde raide לוִלייָן עַל כַּבֵּל גָבוֹה तनी रस्सी trapez kötél a magasban tali akrobat lína fune 綱渡りの綱 줄타기 곡예의 밧줄 lynas virve tali akrobat hoge koord line linia arame sârmă (pentru acrobaţi) натянутая проволока visuté lano vrv žica lina ลวดขึงตึง ใช้เดินไต่ลวด yüksekte gerilmiş ip (雜技的)走鋼絲表演 натягнутий дріт اونچاءی پر بندھی ہوءی مضبوط رسی căng dây （杂技的）走钢丝表演

n ˌwire-ˈnetting

a material with wide mesh woven of wire, used in fencing etc. draadmaas شَبَكَة سِلْكِيَّه телена мрежа drátěné pletivo hønsenet der Maschendraht συρματόπλεγμα red de alambre, tela metálica traatvõrk بافت تورى سيمى rautalankaverkko grillage גֶדֶר תַּיל तार-जाली žičana mreža drótháló kawat kasa vírnet, möskavír reticolato 金網 (눈이 굵은) 쇠그물 vielinis tinklas stiepļu pinums dawai draadgaas trådnetting, hønsenetting siatka druciana rede de arame bară din fier forjat проволочная сетка drôtené pletivo žična mreža mreža žice ståltrådsnät ตาข่าย; กับดัก tel kafesli engel 鋼絲網 металева сітка تار کا جال lưới thép 钢丝网