verb🔗ShareTo fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing."We need to wire that hole in the fence."utilitytechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo string on a wire."wire beads"technologyelectronicsutilitybuildingelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo equip with wires for use with electricity."Do you know how to wire a plug?"utilitytechnologyelectricelectronicsbuildingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something."The electrician wired the new lights into the kitchen circuit. "technologyelectronicselectricmachinetechnicalutilityindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way."His strict upbringing wired him to be very cautious and hesitant in social situations. "mindcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph."The detective wired ahead, hoping that the fugitive would be caught at the railway station."technologycommunicationbusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired."Coffee late at night wires me good and proper."mindbodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo install eavesdropping equipment."The secret society wired the school's principal's office to eavesdrop on his conversations. "policetechnologyelectronicscommunicationdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo snare by means of a wire or wires."The hunter skillfully wired the bird with a thin wire, preventing its escape. "technologytechnicalutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot."The batter carefully wired the ball so the fielder could easily catch it. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mass of electric wires."The electrician carefully worked with the complex wiring in the classroom's ceiling. "electricelectronicstechnologyutilitydevicemachinebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
