wire

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

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