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The correct spelling is wire.
How to pronounce wire
/waɪə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /waɪə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Wir-e
The correct spelling is wire. Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. For example: "This election is going to go right to the wire"
Usage Examples
“This election is going to go right to the wire”
“to pull the wires for office”
“We need to wire that hole in the fence.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- 2.A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- 3.A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- 4.A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- 5.A finish line of a racetrack.
verb
- 1.To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- 2.To string on a wire.
- 3.To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- 4.To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.
- 5.(usually passive) To fix or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour) in a particular way.
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