See Also: Wire-to-Wire - Motor Sports(gambling)
Wire(medicine)
wire(2)(dictionary)
hot-wire(dictionary)
wire(1)(dictionary)
Fed Wire(money)
bob-wire(dictionary)
trip-wire(dictionary)
Wire transfer(finance)
Wire room(finance)

wire(2) (iou)



wire verb. ME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Adorn or entwine with or as with (gold) wire. rare. ME-M17.
verb trans.
a. Fasten, join, or fit with wire or wires; spec. secure (the cork of a bottle, the bottle itself) with wire. LME.
b. Fence in with wire; cover over with wire. L17.
c. Provide with a wire support; stiffen with wire. M19.
C. Spry A temptation to wire..the stem of a recalcitrant tulip.
d. Strengthen or protect with (barbed) wire. L19.
e. Provide with electric wires; make electrical connections to; connect electrically to; provide with by means of connecting wires; spec. fit with a concealed listening device. Also foll. by up. L19.
P. Theroux Fisher wired his computer terminal to the video screen.
f. Incorporate (a facility etc.) into a device by electric wiring. Also more widely (colloq.), provide with a permanent or built-in facility or faculty, equip for, with, or to do something. M20.
verb trans. Catch or trap in a (wire) snare. M18.
verb trans. Croquet. Place one's own or an opponent's ball so that a hoop or peg intervenes between it and its object (with ball or player as obj.). Usu. in pass. M19.
verb trans. & intrans. Send (a message) by telegraph. Also, send a telegraph message to (a person, place, etc.). colloq. M19.
E. Bowen Stuart wired his apologies to Ireland. P. Mortimer Their ship..wired to say that the weather had broken.
verb intrans. & trans. = PICKPOCKET verb. slang. M19.
verb trans. & refl. Cause (someone) to become tense or excited. Also, prepare psychologically, psych up. Foll. by up. colloq. L20.
With adverbs & prepositions in specialized senses: wire in colloq. get to work with a will, apply oneself energetically to something. wire into colloq. set about with gusto.