a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
2.
such pieces as a material.
3.
a length of such material, consisting either of a single filament or of several filaments woven or twisted together and usually insulated with a dielectric material, used as a conductor of electricity.
4.
a cross wire or a cross hair.
5.
a barbed-wire fence.
6.
a long wire or cable used in cable, telegraph, or telephone systems.
7.
Nautical. a wire rope.
8.
Informal.
a.
a telegram.
b.
the telegraphic system: to send a message by wire.
9.
wires, a system of wires by which puppets are moved.
10.
a metallic string of a musical instrument.
11.
Underworld Slang. the member of a pickpocket team who picks the victim's pocket. Compare stall2(def. 5).
12.
Horse Racing. a wire stretched across and above the track at the finish line, under which the horses pass.
13.
Ornithology. one of the extremely long, slender, wirelike filaments or shafts of the plumage of various birds.
14.
a metal device for snaring rabbits and other small game.
15.
Papermaking. the woven wire mesh over which the wet pulp is spread in a papermaking machine.
16.
the wire, the telephone: There's someone on the wire for you.
–adjective
17.
made of wire; consisting of or constructed with wires.
18.
resembling wire; wirelike.
–verb (used with object)
19.
to furnish with wires.
20.
to install an electric system of wiring in, as for lighting.
21.
to fasten or bind with wire: He wired the halves together.
22.
to put on a wire, as beads.
23.
to send by telegraph, as a message: Please wire the money at once.
24.
to send a telegraphic message to: She wired him to come at once.
25.
to snare by means of a wire.
26.
to equip with a hidden electronic device, as an eavesdropping device or an explosive.
27.
to connect (a receiver, area, or building) to a television cable and other equipment so that cable television programs may be received.
28.
Informal. to be closely connected or involved with: a law firm wired into political circles.
29.
Informal. to prepare, equip, fix, or arrange to suit needs or goals: The sales force was wired for an all-out effort.
30.
Croquet. to block (a ball) by placing it behind the wire of an arch.
–verb (used without object)
31.
to send a telegraphic message; telegraph: Don't write; wire.
—Idioms
32.
down to the wire, to the very last moment or the very end, as in a race or competition: The candidates campaigned down to the wire.
33.
pull wires, Informal. to use one's position or influence to obtain a desired result: to pull wires to get someone a job.
34.
under the wire, just within the limit or deadline; scarcely; barely: to get an application in under the wire.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME wir(e) (n.), OE wīr; c. LG wīr, ON vīra- wire, OHG wiara fine goldwork]
A usually pliable metallic strand or rod made in many lengths and diameters, sometimes clad and often electrically insulated, used chiefly for structural support or to conduct electricity.
A group of wire strands bundled or twisted together as a functional unit; cable.
Something resembling a wire, as in slenderness or stiffness.
An open telephone connection.
Slang A hidden microphone, as on a person's body or in a building.
A telegraph service.
A telegram or cablegram.
The system of strings employed in manipulating puppets in a show.
Hidden controlling influences.
A wire service.
Computer Science A pin in the print head of a computer printer.
The screen on which sheets of paper are formed in a papermaking machine.
Sports The finish line of a racetrack.
wires
The system of strings employed in manipulating puppets in a show.
Hidden controlling influences.
Slang A pickpocket.
Fencing made of usually barbed wire.
v.
wired, wir·ing, wires
v.
tr.
To bind, connect, or attach with wires or a wire.
To string (beads, for example) on wire.
To equip with a system of electrical wires.
Slang To install electronic eavesdropping equipment in (a room, for example).
To send by telegraph: wired her congratulations.
To send a telegram to.
Computer Science To implement (a capability) through logic circuitry that is permanently connected within a computer or calculator and therefore not subject to change by programming.
To determine or put into effect by physiological or neurological mechanisms; hard-wire: "It is plausible that the basic organization of grammar is wired into the child's brain"(Steven Pinker).
v.
intr.
To send a telegram.
[Middle English, from Old English wīr; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]
O.E. wir "metal drawn out into a thread," from P.Gmc. *wiraz (cf. O.N. viravirka "filigree work," Swed. vira "to twist," O.H.G. wiara "fine gold work"), from PIE *wei- "to turn, twist, plait" (cf. O.Ir. fiar, Welsh gwyr "bent, crooked;" L. viere "to bend, twist," viriæ "bracelets," of Celtic origin). The verb meaning "to furnish with wires" is recorded from 1435. Wiretapping is recorded from 1904, from earlier wiretapper (1893). Wiry in the sense of "lean, tough" is first recorded 1808. Wired (adj.) "nervous, jittery" is from 1970s. Wirepuller in the political sense is 1848, Amer.Eng. Wiring "wires collectively," esp. "electrical wirework" is recorded from 1809.
(also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread Example: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence
Arabic:
سِلْك
Chinese (Simplified):
电线
Chinese (Traditional):
電線
Czech:
drát(ěný)
Danish:
ledning
Dutch:
draad, kabel
Estonian:
traat
Finnish:
metallilanka
French:
fil (métallique, *électrique); grillage
German:
der Draht
Greek:
σύρμα
Hungarian:
drót, huzal
Icelandic:
vír
Indonesian:
kawat
Italian:
filo; rete metallica
Japanese:
針金
Korean:
철사
Latvian:
stieple; vads
Lithuanian:
viela, laidas
Norwegian:
metalltråd
Polish:
drut
Portuguese (Brazil):
arame, fio
Portuguese (Portugal):
fio de arame
Romanian:
fir (de sârmă)
Russian:
проволока
Slovak:
drôt; drôtený
Slovenian:
žica
Spanish:
alambre, cable, hilo
Swedish:
metalltråd
Turkish:
tel
wire2[ˈwaiə]noun
a single strand of this Example: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.
Arabic:
سِلْك رَفيع
Chinese (Simplified):
（导）线
Chinese (Traditional):
(導)線
Czech:
drát
Danish:
ledning
Dutch:
draad
Estonian:
juhe
Finnish:
johto
French:
fil
German:
der Draht
Greek:
σύρμα, καλώδιο
Hungarian:
huzal
Icelandic:
vír
Indonesian:
kabel
Italian:
filo
Japanese:
電線
Korean:
전선
Latvian:
vads
Lithuanian:
laidas
Norwegian:
(lednings)tråd
Polish:
przewód
Portuguese (Brazil):
fio
Portuguese (Portugal):
fio
Romanian:
sârmă
Russian:
провод
Slovak:
drôt
Slovenian:
žica
Spanish:
hilo
Swedish:
kabel
Turkish:
tel parçası
wire3[ˈwaiə]noun
the metal cable used in telegraphy Example: The message came over the wire this morning.
Arabic:
كابِل مَعْدَني
Chinese (Simplified):
电缆
Chinese (Traditional):
電纜
Czech:
telegraf
Danish:
kabel
Dutch:
kabel
Estonian:
kaabel
Finnish:
lennätin
French:
télégraphe
German:
die Telegraphenleitung
Greek:
τηλέγραφος
Hungarian:
kábel
Icelandic:
ritsími
Indonesian:
kawat
Italian:
telegrafo
Japanese:
電話線
Korean:
전화선
Latvian:
telegrāfa vads; telegrāfs
Lithuanian:
telegrafas
Norwegian:
kabel
Polish:
drut telegraficzny
Portuguese (Brazil):
telégrafo
Portuguese (Portugal):
fio
Romanian:
telegraf
Russian:
телеграф
Slovak:
telegraf
Slovenian:
brzojavna žica
Spanish:
telégrafo
Swedish:
ledning
Turkish:
tel kablo
wire4[ˈwaiə]noun
a telegram Example: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.
Arabic:
بَرْقِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):
电报
Chinese (Traditional):
電報
Czech:
telegram
Danish:
telegram
Dutch:
telegram
Estonian:
telegramm
Finnish:
sähke
French:
télégramme
German:
das Telegramm
Greek:
τηλεγράφημα
Hungarian:
távirat
Icelandic:
símskeyti
Indonesian:
telegram
Italian:
telegramma
Japanese:
電報
Korean:
전보
Latvian:
telegramma
Lithuanian:
telegrama
Norwegian:
telegram
Polish:
telegram
Portuguese (Brazil):
telegrama
Portuguese (Portugal):
telegrama
Romanian:
telegramă
Russian:
телеграмма
Slovak:
telegram
Slovenian:
telegram
Spanish:
telegrama
Swedish:
telegram
Turkish:
telgraf
wire1[ˈwaiə]verb
to fasten, connect etc with wire Example: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.
Arabic:
يوصِلُ بالأسْلاك
Chinese (Simplified):
给…装电线
Chinese (Traditional):
給…裝電線
Czech:
položit elektrické vedení
Danish:
trække ledninger
Dutch:
bedraden
Estonian:
juhtmetega varustama
Finnish:
johdottaa
French:
pourvoir d'une installation électrique
German:
Leitungen verlegen in
Greek:
καλωδιώνω
Hungarian:
vezetéket szerel
Icelandic:
leggja raflögn í
Indonesian:
memasang kabel
Italian:
(installare l'impianto elettrico)
Japanese:
配線する
Korean:
…에 전선을 가설하다
Latvian:
ievilkt vadus
Lithuanian:
(kur) išvedžioti laidus
Norwegian:
installere elektrisitet, trekke ledninger
Polish:
okablować
Portuguese (Brazil):
instalar a rede elétrica
Portuguese (Portugal):
ligar com arame
Romanian:
a racorda la instalaţia electrică
Russian:
прокладывать проводку
Slovak:
položiť elektrické vedenie
Slovenian:
potegniti električno napeljavo
Spanish:
atar con alambre
Swedish:
förse med (dra in) ledningar
Turkish:
elektrik tesisatı döşemek
wire2[ˈwaiə]verb
to send a telegram to Example: Wire me if anything important happens.
Arabic:
يُرسِلُ بَرْقِيَّةً
Chinese (Simplified):
打电报
Chinese (Traditional):
打電報
Czech:
poslat telegram
Danish:
telegrafere (til)
Dutch:
een telegram sturen
Estonian:
telegrammi saatma
Finnish:
sähköttää
French:
télégraphier (à)
German:
telegraphieren
Greek:
τηλεγραφώ
Hungarian:
táviratoz (vkinek)
Icelandic:
senda símskeyti
Indonesian:
mengirim telegram
Italian:
telegrafare
Japanese:
電報を打つ
Korean:
…에 전보를 치다
Latvian:
telegrafēt
Lithuanian:
telegrafuoti
Norwegian:
sende telegram
Polish:
zadepeszować do
Portuguese (Brazil):
telegrafar
Portuguese (Portugal):
mandar um telegrama
Romanian:
a telegrafia (la)
Russian:
посылать телеграмму
Slovak:
poslať telegram
Slovenian:
brzojaviti
Spanish:
enviar un telegrama (a)
Swedish:
telegrafera till
Turkish:
telgraf çekmek
wire3[ˈwaiə]verb
to send (a message) by telegram Example: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.
Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. --Moxon. There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds. --I. Taylor. 2. Measure; dimensions; estimate. The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt. --Burke. 3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge. 4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge. 5. (Naut.) (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it. (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. --Totten. 6. The distance between the rails of a railway. Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad, gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England, seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six inches. 7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. 8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles. Gauge of a carriage, car, etc., the distance between the wheels; -- ordinarily called the track. Gauge cock, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler. Gauge concussion (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel flange striking the edge of the rail. Gauge glass, a glass tube for a water gauge. Gauge lathe, an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round, to a templet or gauge. Gauge point, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc. Gauge rod, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of barrels, casks, etc. Gauge saw, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of cut. --Knight. Gauge stuff, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet. Gauge wheel, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to determine the depth of the furrow. Joiner's gauge, an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight side of a board, etc. Printer's gauge, an instrument to regulate the length of the page. Rain gauge, an instrument for measuring the quantity of rain at any given place. Salt gauge, or Brine gauge, an instrument or contrivance for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers. Sea gauge, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea. Siphon gauge, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum; a manometer. Sliding gauge. (Mach.) (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use, as screws, railway-car axles, etc. (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges, and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the working gauges. (c) (Railroads) See Note under Gauge, n., 5. Star gauge (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its length. Steam gauge, an instrument for measuring the pressure of steam, as in a boiler. Tide gauge, an instrument for determining the height of the tides. Vacuum gauge, a species of barometer for determining the relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a steam engine and the air. Water gauge. (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or glass. (b) The height of the water in the boiler. Wind gauge, an instrument for measuring the force of the wind on any given surface; an anemometer. Wire gauge, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size. See under Wire.
Wire\, n. 1. 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. 2. One who picks women's pockets. [Thieves' Slang] 3. A knitting needle. [Scot.] 4. A wire stretching across over a race track at the judges' stand, to mark the line at which the races end. [Racing Cant]
Wire\, n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. ????.]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. 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. 2. A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire. [Colloq.] 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 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.
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