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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wir•ing /ˈwaɪrɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Electricitya system of electric wires, as in a building.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wir•ing (wīər′ing),USA pronunciation n. - an act of a person who wires.
- Electricitythe aggregate of wires in a lighting system, switchboard, radio, etc.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wiring /ˈwaɪərɪŋ/ n - the network of wires used in an electrical system, device, or circuit
adj - used in wiring
wire /waɪr/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., wired, wir•ing. n. - Metallurgya thin, slender, threadlike piece of metal: [uncountable]a piece of wire.[countable]copper wires.
- Electricity[countable] a length of such metal used to conduct current in electrical, cable, telegraph, or telephone systems.
- Telecommunications, Informal Terms
- [countable] a telegram:Send him a wire.
- [uncountable] a telegraphic system:Send the message by wire.
- Sport[countable] the finish line of a racetrack.
adj. [before a noun] - Buildingmade of wire.
v. - Building to equip or furnish with wire:[~ + object]to wire a building with new electrical outlets.
- Telecommunicationsto send (a message) to (someone) by telegraph: [~ + object + to + object]to wire a message to headquarters.[~ + object + object]to wire her the news.[~ (+ object) + that clause]to wire (her) that she won the prize.
- Radio and Television[~ + object] to connect (a receiver, neighborhood, or building) to a television cable and other equipment so that cable television programs may be received.
- to connect (a room, telephone, etc.) to equipment so as to enable listening to or recording conversations secretly;
to bug:[~ + object]The spies assumed (that) their house was wired.
Idioms- Idioms, Sport down to the wire, to the very last moment or the very end.
- Idioms under the wire, just within the limit or deadline.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wire (wīər),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., wired, wir•ing. n. - Building, Metallurgya slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- Buildingsuch pieces as a material.
- Building, Electricitya length of such material, consisting either of a single filament or of several filaments woven or twisted together and usually insulated with a dielectric material, used as a conductor of electricity.
- a cross wire or a cross hair.
- Buildinga barbed-wire fence.
- Telecommunicationsa long wire or cable used in cable, telegraph, or telephone systems.
- Nauticala wire rope.
- Telecommunications, Informal Terms[Informal.]
- a telegram.
- the telegraphic system:to send a message by wire.
- wires, a system of wires by which puppets are moved.
- a metallic string of a musical instrument.
- Slang Terms[Underworld Slang.]the member of a pickpocket team who picks the victim's pocket. Cf. stall 2 (def. 5).
- Sport[Horse Racing.]a wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line, under which the horses pass.
- Birds[Ornith.]one of the extremely long, slender, wirelike filaments or shafts of the plumage of various birds.
- a metal device for snaring rabbits and other small game.
- Printing[Papermaking.]the woven wire mesh over which the wet pulp is spread in a papermaking machine.
- down to the wire, to the very last moment or the very end, as in a race or competition:The candidates campaigned down to the wire.
- Informal Terms pull wires, to use one's position or influence to obtain a desired result:to pull wires to get someone a job.
- Telecommunications the wire, the telephone:There's someone on the wire for you.
- under the wire, just within the limit or deadline;
scarcely;
barely:to get an application in under the wire.
adj. - Buildingmade of wire;
consisting of or constructed with wires. - Buildingresembling wire;
wirelike.
v.t. - Buildingto furnish with wires.
- Electricityto install an electric system of wiring in, as for lighting.
- Buildingto fasten or bind with wire:He wired the halves together.
- to put on a wire, as beads.
- Telecommunicationsto send by telegraph, as a message:Please wire the money at once.
- Telecommunicationsto send a telegraphic message to:She wired him to come at once.
- to snare by means of a wire.
- Electronicsto equip with a hidden electronic device, as an eavesdropping device or an explosive.
- Radio and Televisionto connect (a receiver, area, or building) to a television cable and other equipment so that cable television programs may be received.
- Informal Termsto be closely connected or involved with:a law firm wired into political circles.
- Informal Termsto prepare, equip, fix, or arrange to suit needs or goals:The sales force was wired for an all-out effort.
- Games[Croquet.]to block (a ball) by placing it behind the wire of an arch.
v.i. - Telecommunicationsto send a telegraphic message;
telegraph:Don't write; wire.
- bef. 900; Middle English wir(e) (noun, nominal), Old English wīr; cognate with Low German wīr, Old Norse vīra- wire, Old High German wiara fine goldwork
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wire /waɪə/ n - a slender flexible strand or rod of metal
- a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together
- a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit
- (modifier) of, relating to, or made of wire
- anything made of wire, such as wire netting, a barbed wire fence, etc
- a long continuous wire or cable connecting points in a telephone or telegraph system
- old-fashioned
an informal name for telegram, telegraph - the wire ⇒
an informal name for telephone - a metallic string on a guitar, piano, etc
- chiefly US Canadian the finishing line on a racecourse
- a wire-gauze screen upon which pulp is spread to form paper during the manufacturing process
- anything resembling a wire, such as a hair
- a snare made of wire for rabbits and similar animals
- to the wire, down to the wire ⇒ informal right up to the last moment
- get in under the wire ⇒ informal chiefly US Canadian to accomplish something with little time to spare
- get one's wires crossed ⇒ informal to misunderstand
- pull wires ⇒ chiefly US Canadian to exert influence behind the scenes, esp through personal connections; pull strings
- take it to the wire ⇒ to compete to the bitter end to win a competition or title
vb (mainly tr)- (also intr) to send a telegram to (a person or place)
- to send (news, a message, etc) by telegraph
- to equip (an electrical system, circuit, or component) with wires
- to fasten or furnish with wire
- (often followed by up) to provide (an area) with fibre optic cabling to receive cable television
- to snare with wire
- wire in ⇒ informal to set about (something, esp food) with enthusiasm
Etymology: Old English wīr; related to Old High German wiara, Old Norse vīra, Latin viriae bracelet |