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English to English noun
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ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |  | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
the finishing line on a racetrack |  | source: wordnet30
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a message transmitted by telegraph |  | source: wordnet30
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A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel. |  | source: webster1913
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The system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; |  | source: webster1913
verb
| 7 |
provide with electrical circuits |  | Example: wire the addition to the house
source: wordnet30
| 8 |
send cables, wires, or telegrams |  | source: wordnet30
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fasten with wire |  | Example: The columns were wired to the beams for support
source: wordnet30
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string on a wire |  | Example: wire beads
source: wordnet30
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equip for use with electricity |  | Example: electrify an appliance
source: wordnet30
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To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to; as, to wire corks in bottling liquors. |  | source: webster1913
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To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a tenuous stream. |  | source: webster1913
| 14 |
To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot. |  | source: webster1913
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