wire

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q551997}} {{lb|en|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. {{lb|en|sports}} A finish line of a racetrack.
6. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[telecommunication]] wire or cable.
7. {{senseid|en|telegram}}{{lb|en|by extension}} An [[electric]] [[telegraph]]; a [[telegram]].
8. {{lb|en|slang}} A hidden listening device on the person of an [[undercover]] [[operative]] for the purposes of obtaining [[incriminating]] spoken evidence.
9. {{lb|en|informal}} A deadline or critical endpoint.
10. {{lb|en|billiards}} A wire strung with [[bead]]s and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
11. {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} Any of the [[system]] of wires used to operate the [[puppet]]s in a puppet show; hence, the [[network]] of hidden [[influence]]s controlling the action of a person or organization; [[strings]].
12. {{lb|en|archaic|thieves' slang}} A [[pickpocket]], especially one who targets [[woman|women]]. <!--W1913-->

Verb

1. To [[fasten]] with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
2. To [[string]] on a wire.
3. To equip with wires for use with electricity.
4. To [[connect]], [[embed]], [[incorporate]], or [[include]] (something) into (something else) by or as if by wires:
5. {{lb|en|figuratively|usually passive}} To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
6. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To send a [[message]] or [[monetary]] [[funds]] to another person through a [[telecommunications]] system, formerly predominantly by [[telegraph]].
7. {{lb|en|slang}} To make someone tense or psyched up. ''See also adjective [[wired]].''
8. {{lb|en|slang}} To install [[eavesdropping]] equipment.
9. To [[snare]] by means of a wire or wires.
10. {{lb|en|transitive|croquet}} To place (a ball) so that the wire of a [[wicket]] prevents a successful [[shot]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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