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Noun: wiring  wI(-u)-ring
  1. A circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
    "The electrician checked the house's wiring for any faults"
     
  2. The work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
    "The electrician completed the wiring of the new house in a week"
Verb: wire  wI(-u)r
  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: wirings

Type of: accommodate, adapt, circuit, draw, electric circuit, electrical circuit, equip, fasten, fit, fit out, fix, manual labor [US], manual labour [Brit, Cdn], outfit, secure, string, telecommunicate, thread

Antonym: unwire

Encyclopedia: Wiring

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