wire

wire is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /waɪə/
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Noun

Singular wire

Plural wires

Stainless steel wire

1. (countable & uncountable) A wire is a long, thin metal thing, mostly for the purpose of making a connection from electric power to a machine.

   A person cut the electric wire and all the machines in the building stopped.

Verb

Plain form wire

Third-person singular wires

Past tense wired

Past participle wired

Present participle wiring

1. (transitive) To join a wire to something.

   They wired up all the machines in the building.