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- wire⇄adj. made of or consisting of wire.
Ex. a wire fence. - wire⇄adj. wirelike.
- wire⇄arrester gear orwire
(British.) arresting gear. - wire⇄expr. down to the wire, to the very last minute; to the end.
Ex. The World Series pursued its peculiar pattern down to the wire today (New York Times). - wire⇄expr. pull wires, (Informal.)
a. to use secret influence to accomplish one's purpose.
Ex. He pulled wires to get his son a job.
b. to direct the actions of others secretly.
Ex. The mayor used his influence to pull wires of local - wire⇄expr. under the wire, just before it is too late.
Ex. The Trumbull Terrace, a building for refreshments, came in just under the wire and was ready for the first festival goers (New York Times). - wire⇄expr. wear a wire, to carry a hidden microphone or tape recorder.
Ex. He has survived tragedies in his personal relationships; his close friend Jay Emmett's wearing a wire and testifying against [him] (New Yorker). - wire⇄noun wirer.
- wire⇄noun 1. metal drawn out into a thin, flexible rod or fine thread.
2a. such metal as a material, as for fences.
b. a fence made of wire.
3. a piece, length, or line of such metal used for various purposes, such as a cross hair of an o - wire⇄v.i. (Informal.) to send a message by telegraph.
- wire⇄v.t. 1. to furnish with a wire or wires.
Ex. to wire a house for electricity.
2. to fasten with a wire or wires.
Ex. He wired the two pieces together.
3. to fence (in) with wire.
4. to stiffen with wire; place on a wire. - wire⇄wire, noun, adjective, verb, wired,wiring.