1. Ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc.
   "They used wire to secure the fence posts"
    
2. A metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
   "The electrician carefully stripped the insulation from the conducting wire";
   - conducting wire
    
3. A message transmitted by telegraph
   "The family received a wire announcing the birth of their grandchild";
   - telegram
    
4. A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
   "They discovered a wire hidden in the lamp";
   - bug
    
5. The finishing line on a racetrack
   "The horse crossed the wire just inches ahead of its competitor"

1. Provide with electrical circuits
   "wire the addition to the house"
    
2. Equip for use with electricity
   "wire an appliance";
   - electrify
    
3. (telegraphy) send cables, wires, or telegrams
   "In the 19th century, people wired important news across continents";
   - cable, telegraph
    
4. Fasten with wire
   "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
    
5. String on a wire
   "wire beads"
    
6. Put in place electronic eavesdropping equipment
   "his house is wired";
   - bug
    
7. Send money electronically
   "Ask them to wire the payment to the account"

Derived forms: wired, wires, wiring

Type of: accommodate, adapt, conductor, draw, equip, fasten, finish line, finishing line, fit, fit out, fix, ligament, message, mic [informal], microphone, mike, outfit, secure, string, telecommunicate, thread

Antonym: unwire

Encyclopedia: Wire, The