wire
- Noun. (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- Noun. A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- Noun. A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- Noun. A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- Noun. (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- Noun. (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; a telegram.
- Noun. (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- Noun. (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- Noun. (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- Verb. To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- Verb. To string on a wire.
- Verb. To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- Verb. To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.
- Verb. (informal) To send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominately by telegraph.
- Verb. To make someone tense or psyched-up.
- Verb. (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
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