wire

²wire

verb

wiredwir·ing

Definition of WIRE

transitive verb

1

: to provide with wire : use wire on for a specific purpose

2

: to send or send word to by telegraph

3

: to connect by or as if by a wire

4

: to predispose, determine, or establish genetically or innately <controversy over the extent to which human violence is wired biologically>

intransitive verb

: to send a telegraphic message

— wir·er \ˈwī(-ə)r-ər\ noun

Examples of WIRE

1. The house will be wired next week.
2. My room is wired for cable.
3. The microphone is wired to the speaker.
4. You can wire the generator to a car battery.
5. Her jaw was wired shut after the accident.
6. She wired the money home to Canada.
7. Can you wire me $300?
8. When you get in to town, wire me.

First Known Use of WIRE

15th century

Rhymes with WIRE

briar, choir, fire, gyre, hire, ire, mire, prior, sire, spire, squire, tier, tire