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wire
wʌɪə Listen
Meanings
noun
  • metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod.
    E.g. a coil of copper wire
  • an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person.
    E.g. an undercover police informer who was wearing a wire
  • a telegram or cablegram.
verb
  • install electric circuits or wires in.
    E.g. wiring a plug
  • provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires.
    E.g. they wired his jaw
  • send a telegram or cablegram to.
    E.g. she wired her friend for advice
  • snare (an animal) with wire.
  • obstruct (a ball, shot, or player) by a hoop.

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