1. Something made of wire or wires.

2. Walking on a wire tightrope: acrobats skilled in wirework.

3. also wire work A technique used in film, television, or theater in which an actor is suspended from moving wires in order to aid in the performance of stunts, as when jumping, falling, or flying. In film and television, the wires are usually edited out so that they cannot be seen in the finished product.