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Etymology
OE. wir#Old English|wīr < Proto-Germanic *wiraz < Proto-Indo-European *wei- ('to turn,' 'to twist,' 'to plait'). Cognate with Swedish vira ('to twist'), Latin vieo, viere ('to weave together'), Welsh gwyr ('bent'), and Greek ί�ι� ('rainbow').

Noun
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1. uncountable Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
2. A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable
3. A metal conductor that carries electricity.
4. A fence made of usually barbed wire.
5. sports A finish line of a racetrack.
6. informal A telecommunication wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; a telegram
7. slang A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

Synonyms
(thin thread of metal): cable, steel wire, thread
(metal conductor that carries electricity): conducting wire
(fencing made of usually barbed wire): barbed wire
(informal: telegraph): See telegraph
(informal: message transmitted by telegraph: See telegram

Norwegian ledning m
Polish: drut m
Portuguese: t+|pt|arame|m
Romanian: t-|ro|fir|n, t-|ro|sirm�|f
Russian: п�оволока (próvoloka) f
Slovene: žica f
Spanish: alambre m, hilo m (1)
Swedish: tråd c
Turkish: t+|tr|tel
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trans-top|metal conductor that carries electricity
Korean: �� (��, jeonseon)
Russian: п�овод (próvod) m
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Slovene: žica f
Swedish: t-|sv|ledning|c
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trans-top|fence made of usually barbed wire
Afrikaans draadheining
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Korean: 철조� (��網, cheoljomang)
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trans-top|sports: finish line of a racetrack
Swedish: målsnöre n
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trans-top|slang: hidden listening device on the person
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (ti�sī)
ttbc|Telugu: త�� (teega) (1), త�త�రి (taMtri) (2)
ttbc|German: Kabel m

Derived terms
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baling wire
barbed wire, barbed-wire
be on the wire
by wire
chicken wire
down to the wire
earthing wire
get one's wires crossed|get one�s wires crossed, have one's wires crossed|have one�s wires crossed
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guy wire/guy-wire
haywire
live wire
piano wire
pull wires
pull the wires
razor wire
trip wire
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under the wire
wireless
wire broadcasting
wire clippers
wire entanglement
wire rope
wiretap
woven wire

Related terms
filament
hawser
cable

Verb
en-verb|wir|ing

1. to fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing

#: We need to wire that hole in the fence.

1. to string on a wire

#: wire beads

1. to equip for use with electricity
2. to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something

#: I'll just wire your camera to the computer screen.

1. informal To send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominately by telegraph.

#: Urgent: please wire me another 100 pounds sterling.

1. to make someone tense or psyched-up

#: I'm never going to sleep � I'm completely wired from all that coffee.

1. slang To install eavesdropping equipment.

#: We wired the suspects house.

Synonyms
(to equip for use with electricity): electrify
(informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system): cable, telegraph

Antonyms
(to fasten with wire): unwire

Troponyms
(to fasten with wire): rewire
(to equip for use with electricity): rewire

Translations
trans-top|to fasten with wire
Dutch: vastbinden
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trans-top|to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring
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trans-top|to equip for use with electricity
Dutch: electrificeren
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trans-top|informal: to send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system
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trans-top|to make someone tense or psyched-up
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trans-top|slang: to install eavesdropping equipment
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Derived terms
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wire away
wire in
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wire into

Anagrams
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