Wire | Mean of wire in English Dictionary

/ˈwajɚ/

• Noun
• a thin, flexible thread of metal
1. The flowers were bound together with thin wire.
2. copper/aluminum wire
3. a wire rack/fence
4. wire brushes
5. There was a wire sticking out of the chair.
• a thread of metal that is covered with plastic, rubber, etc., and used to send or receive electricity or electrical signals
1. A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm.
2. A short black wire connects the computer's monitor to its keyboard.
3. corroded wires
• a small microphone that is worn under clothing in order to secretly record a conversation
1. The undercover officer wore a wire to her meeting with the drug dealer.

• a service that sends news stories from one central office to many newspapers, magazines, television stations, etc.
1. This story just came over the wire. [=wire service]
• a thin piece of string that the winner of a race breaks through at the end of the race
1. She was ahead by two seconds at the wire.
2. The marathon ended in a sprint to the wire by the two top runners.
3. Both candidates are prepared for a sprint to the wire as election day approaches.
4. The committee was undecided right up to the wire. [=until the very end]
5. We took them to the wire in last year's championship. [=we forced them to compete very hard against us until the end of the game]
6. The election went/came (right) down to the wire. [=the election was not decided until the very end]
• to fail to understand each other
1. We got our wires crossed for a minute there—I thought you were asking me something else.
2. We must have had our wires crossed.
• before something ends
1. Her application got/came in just under the wire. [=just in time]
• from the beginning of a race, game, etc., until the end
1. He led the race (from) wire to wire.
• Verb
• to provide (a building, room, etc.) with wires for a particular service or for electricity
1. The house will be wired next week.
2. My room is wired for cable.
• to connect (a device) to another device by using wires
1. The microphone is wired to the speaker.
2. You can wire the generator to a car battery.
• to use wire to close or hold (something)
1. Her jaw was wired shut after the accident.
• to send (money) by using electronic methods
1. She wired the money home to Canada.
2. Can you wire me $300?
• to send a telegram to (someone)
1. When you get in to town, wire me.