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Noun: wiring  wI-(u-)ring
  1. A circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
     
  2. The work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
Verb: wire  wI(-u)r [N. Amer], wI-u(r) [Brit]
  1. Provide with electrical circuits
    "wire the addition to the house"
     
  2. Send cables, wires, or telegrams
    - cable, telegraph
     
  3. Fasten with wire
    "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
     
  4. String on a wire
    "wire beads"
     
  5. Equip for use with electricity
    "wire an appliance"
    - electrify
     
  6. Send money electronically
    "ask them to wire the payment to the account"
     
  7. Put in place electronic eavesdropping equipment
    "his house is wired"
    - bug

Derived forms: wirings

See also: wirer

Type of: accommodate, adapt, circuit, draw, electric circuit, electrical circuit, equip, fasten, fit, fit out, fix, manual labor [US], manual labour [Brit, Cdn], outfit, secure, string, telecommunicate, thread

Antonym: unwire

Encyclopedia: Wire Wire, The

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