1. noun /waɪə/
a) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
This election is going to go right to the wire
2. verb /waɪə/
a) To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
We need to wire that hole in the fence.
b) To string on a wire.
I could see him in his plane flying low over the river or a reservoir, dropping the club out with a chunk of lead wired to the shaft.
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