Adjective: wired wI(-u)rd
- Equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
"a well-wired house"
- Tied or bound with wire
"wired bundles of newspapers"
- [informal] Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
"we were really wired for the race";
- pumped-up, pumped up, pumped, amped [informal]
- Having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
"wired hotel rooms";
- bugged
- Provide with electrical circuits
"wire the addition to the house"
- Equip for use with electricity
"wire an appliance";
- electrify
- (telegraphy) send cables, wires, or telegrams
"In the 19th century, people wired important news across continents";
- cable, telegraph
- Fasten with wire
"The columns were wired to the beams for support"
- String on a wire
"wire beads"
- Put in place electronic eavesdropping equipment
"his house is wired";
- bug
- Send money electronically
"Ask them to wire the payment to the account"
See also: bound, connected, tense
Type of: accommodate, adapt, draw, equip, fasten, fit, fit out, fix, outfit, secure, string, telecommunicate, thread
Encyclopedia: Wired
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