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wired

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wired  (wrd)
adj.
1. Equipped with a system of wires, as for electric, telephone, cable television, or computer network connections.
2. Slang Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices: a wired hotel room.
3.
a. Reinforced or supported by wires.
b. Tied or bound up with wire: wired bundles of newspaper.
4. Slang Having numerous influential connections, as with high-ranking members of an organization.
5. Slang Very stimulated or excited, as from a stimulant or a rush of adrenaline.

wired [waɪəd]
adj Informal
1. (Law / Recreational Drugs) edgy from stimulant intake
2. excited, nervous, or tense
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) using computers to send and receive information, esp via the Internet
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wired - equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service; "a well-wired house"
wireless - having no wires; "a wireless security system"
2.wired - tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn't sleep"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
3.wired - tied or bound with wire; "wired bundles of newspapers"
bound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"
Translations
wired [ˈwaɪərd] adj
(mainly US) (also wired up) (= edgy, uptight) → sur les nerfs
(= connected to the internet) → connecté(e), relié(e) au réseau
wired ribbon → ruban laitonné
wired [waɪəd] adj
a. (clothing, material) → rinforzato/a (con filo metallico)
b. (palce, fitted with alarm) → collegato/a ad un sistema di allarme; (bugged) → avere dei microfoni nascosti

wired [waɪəd] adj
a. (clothing, material) → rinforzato/a (con filo metallico)
b. (palce, fitted with alarm) → collegato/a ad un sistema di allarme; (bugged) → avere dei microfoni nascosti


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He varied likewise in the manner of the fact: and by the hasty addition of the single letter S he considerably altered the story; for he said that George had wired hares.
"Have dismissed Cathcart for incompetence - road started - progress magnificent," he wired one week, and shortly afterwards a message came back - "Cathcart cables resigned - scheme impossible - shares dropping - wire reply.
I wired for rooms only a few hours ago - and I find a letter.
 
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