to wire
78
3.7
- verb
- /waɪər/
- Specialized
:
instalar el cableado
- Her cell phone and stereo were wired up to two deep-cycle six-volt batteries below the window.
- wire together
- wire to the battery
- wire the schools
Examples
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Well, it sort of depends on how you wire this up.
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Miss Pratt, your money has been wired just as you asked.
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OK, so now we need to wire this up to the switch.
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I think maybe I could wire this up to my Apple.
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"Rent is due back home in a week." "We can wire it from here."
Fiction book (1998) -
Let's get that satellite dish wired in.
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In 1904, the building was wired for electricity, and lights were hung from the ceiling.
Academic text (1991) -
The electrician will wire the new lights in the kitchen next week.
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To complete the project, we need to wire the building for high-speed internet.
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He decided to wire the audio system to the speakers in the living room.
Synonyms
16
4.8
To put new electrical wires into a building or device
Install electrical wiring in a building or device before it is finished
Idioms
5
5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
- Informal
5
5.9
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
Compounds
- Literature
13
3.9
A company that collects news and sends it to newspapers or TV stations
7
3.4
A light, flexible wire mesh with small six-sided holes used to make fences for chickens and gardens
- Specialized
1
6.3
A strong cable that holds things like a pole or tent by attaching it to the ground
- UK
1
4.6
A pad of fine steel fibers used to clean and smooth metal and other hard surfaces
- Specialized
A thin metal line that carries electricity from one place to another
- Specialized
Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim
- Specialized
A rare flowering plant from Oregon that looks like mustard and is at risk
- Australian
A coarse one-year grass that has long thin flower spikes and often grows as a weed
- Archaic
A machine that prints letters and numbers as small dots using thin wires that hit an ink ribbon
- Archaic
A printer that makes letters from dots by striking paper with thin metal wires
- Specialized
An underwater weapon that moves by itself and is steered by a wire from the ship that fired it
A medium-sized hunting dog that points to birds, with rough outer fur and a soft undercoat
How Wired
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wire (verb) to install electrical wiring comes directly from the noun 'wire'—it means to put those thin metal threads into a building or machine so it has power.