wire
/ˈwaɪɚ/ noun B1- Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. · Holonyms: cable; wire rope; wiring harness; wire wool
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity. · That wire powers the lamp.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- A finish line of a racetrack.
- A telecommunication wire or cable.
- An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
Plural wires
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Possibly,” said Monte Cristo, “I have indeed thought of you, but the magnetic wire I was guiding acted, indeed, without my knowledge.”
“This I hung from the ceiling by a wire,” said Oz.
Wire me what train in the morning you can get for Birlstone, and I will meet it—or have it met if I am too occupied.
Holmes,” said MacDonald, “when we have got our man—and you may be sure that I had his description on the wires within five minutes of hearing it—we shall be better able to judge.
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