[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wire \wire\ wimacr, n. oe. wir, as. wir; akin to icel.
   vimacrr, dan. vire, lg. wir, wire; cf. ohg. wiara fine
   gold; perhaps akin to e. withy. root141.
   1913 webster
   1. a thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance
      formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved
      rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.
      1913 webster

   note: wire is made of any desired form, as round, square,
         triangular, etc., by giving this shape to the hole in
         the drawplate, or between the rollers.
         1913 webster

   2. a telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph;
      as, to send a message by wire. colloq.
      1913 webster

   3. chiefly in pl. the system of wires used to operate the
      puppets in a puppet show; hence chiefly political slang,
      the network of hidden influences controlling the action of
      a person or organization; as, to pull the wires for
      office; -- in this sense, synonymous with strings.
      webster 1913 suppl. +pjc

   4. one who picks women's pockets. thieves' slang
      webster 1913 suppl.

   5. a knitting needle. scot.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   6. a wire stretching across over a race track at the judges'
      stand, to mark the line at which the races end. racing
      cant
      webster 1913 suppl.

   wire bed, wire mattress, an elastic bed bottom or
      mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together in
      various ways.

   wire bridge, a bridge suspended from wires, or cables made
      of wire.

   wire cartridge, a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed
      in a wire cage.

   wire cloth, a coarse cloth made of woven metallic wire, --
      used for strainers, and for various other purposes.

   wire edge, the thin, wirelike thread of metal sometimes
      formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening
      it.

   wire fence, a fence consisting of posts with strained
      horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework,
      between.

   wire gauge or wire gage.
      a a gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness
          of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal
          plate with a series of notches of various widths in
          its edge.
      b a standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as
          by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the
          thickness of sheet metal in usually made, and which is
          used in describing the size or thickness. there are
          many different standards for wire gauges, as in
          different countries, or for different kinds of metal,
          the birmingham wire gauges and the american wire gauge
          being often used and designated by the abbreviations
          b. w. g. and a. w. g. respectively.

   wire gauze, a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling
      gauze.

   wire grass bot., either of the two common grasses
      eleusine indica, valuable for hay and pasture, and poa
      compressa, or blue grass. see blue grass.

   wire grub zool., a wireworm.

   wire iron, wire rods of iron.

   wire lathing, wire cloth or wire netting applied in the
      place of wooden lathing for holding plastering.

   wire mattress. see wire bed, above.

   wire micrometer, a micrometer having spider lines, or fine
      wires, across the field of the instrument.

   wire nail, a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed
      and pointed.

   wire netting, a texture of woven wire coarser than ordinary
      wire gauze.

   wire rod, a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing.
      

   wire rope, a rope formed wholly, or in great part, of
      wires.

   down to the wire, up to the last moment, as in a race or
      competition; as, the two front runners were neck-and-neck
      down to the wire. from wire6.

   under the wire, just in time; shortly before the deadline;
      as, to file an application just under the wire.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster
see also:
strings wire bed wire mattress wire bridge wire cartridge wire cloth 
wire edge wire fence wire gauge wire gage wire gauze 
wire grass eleusine indica poa compressa blue grass wire grub 
wire iron wire lathing wire micrometer wire nail wire netting 
wire rod wire rope down to the wire wire6 under the wire 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wire \wire\, v. i.
   1. to pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a
      tenuous stream. r. --p. fletcher.
      1913 webster

   2. to send a telegraphic message. colloq.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wire \wire\, v. t. imp.  p. p. wired; p. pr.  vb. n.
   wiring.
   1. to bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to;
      as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.
      1913 webster

   2. to put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.
      1913 webster

   3. to snare by means of a wire or wires.
      1913 webster

   4. to send a message by telegraph. colloq.
      1913 webster

   5. croquet to place a ball so that the wire of a wicket
      prevents a successful shot.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   6. to equip with a system of wiring, especially for supply of
      electrical power or communication; as, to wire an office
      for networking the computers; to wire a building with
      220-volt current.
      pjc

   7. to equip with an electronic system for eavesdropping; to
      bug; as, to wire the office of a mob boss; to wire an
      informant so as to record his conversations.
      pjc
see also:
wired wiring 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wire
     n 1: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make
          cages or fences etc
     2: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
        syn: conducting wire
     3: the finishing line on a racetrack
     4: a message transmitted by telegraph syn: telegram
     v 1: provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the
          house"
     2: send cables, wires, or telegrams syn: cable, telegraph
     3: fasten with wire; "the columns were wired to the beams for
        support" ant: unwire
     4: string on a wire; "wire beads"
     5: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
        syn: electrify
see also:
conducting wire telegram cable telegraph unwire electrify 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

79 moby thesaurus words for "wire":
   bx cable, teletype, armored cable, band, bandage, battery cable,
   bell wire, belt, bend, bind, bind up, brace, braid, brail, bundle,
   cable, cablegram, cannon, chain, cinch, coaxial cable, cord,
   cutpurse, day letter, dip, diver, do up, electric cable,
   electric cord, fast telegram, flash, gird, girdle, girt, girth,
   highline, hookup wire, lace, lash, lead, leash, ligament, ligation,
   ligature, line, night letter, power line, radio, radiogram, rope,
   send a wire, sign off, sign on, splice, spun yarn, strap, string,
   swaddle, swathe, telegram, telegraph, telegraph line,
   telephone line, telex, tendon, thong, three-wire cable, tie,
   tie up, transmission line, triaxial cable, truss, twine, twist,
   underground cable, wire line, wrap, wrap up, yarn

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