Background for wired

wired

/waɪəd/ /waɪɹd/

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verb

To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.

Examples :

"We need to wire that hole in the fence."

material utility technical

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verb

To string on a wire.

Examples :

"wire beads"

utility technology electronics electric building

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verb

To equip with wires for use with electricity.

Examples :

"Do you know how to wire a plug?"

electric technology electronics utility device

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To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.

Examples :

"The electrician wired the new lights into the house's electrical system. "

electronics technology electric

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(usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way.

Examples :

"The strict rules of the school were wired into the students, making them very disciplined. "

mind human character

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To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.

Examples :

"The detective wired ahead, hoping that the fugitive would be caught at the railway station."

communication technology business finance

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verb

To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.

Examples :

"Coffee late at night wires me good and proper."

mind body sensation

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verb

To install eavesdropping equipment.

Examples :

"The government secretly wired the school's principal's office to monitor conversations. "

police technology communication electronics

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verb

To snare by means of a wire or wires.

Examples :

"The mischievous children wired the bird's nest with string, hoping to trap the fledglings. "

technology electronics communication utility

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verb

To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.

Examples :

"The batter wired the ball, and the wicket's wire prevented a run. "

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adjective

Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.

Examples :

"The new computer is wired for internet access. "

electronics technology technical electric

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adjective

Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.

Examples :

"The suspect's office was wired, so the police could monitor his conversations. "

technology electronics device communication police

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adjective

Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.

Examples :

"The construction workers wired the scaffolding together securely to support the heavy weight. "

material technical industry

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adjective

Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.

Examples :

"After three cups of coffee she was too wired to sleep."

mind body sensation condition

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adjective

Having wiry feathers.

Examples :

"The bird had wired feathers, making it look slightly different from the other birds in the aviary. "

animal bird appearance

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adjective

Being a pair in seven card stud with one face up and one face down.

Examples :

"My friend had a wired hand in the seven-card stud game at the family gathering. "

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adjective

Being three of a kind as the first three cards in seven card stud.

Examples :

"I was dealt three of a kind, wired."

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adjective

(of people or communities) Connected to the Internet; online.

Examples :

"My family is wired; we all use the internet every day. "

internet computing technology communication