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noun metal as thin thread ADJ. taut, tight | loose, slack | fine, thin | thick | flexible, soft | stiff | rusty | barbed, chicken (= wire mesh used to make fences), razor | piano | perimeter | trip (also tripwire) The bomb was attached to a tripwire laid across the road. | high (= in a circus) One man rode a bicycle along the high wire as the climax to the act. QUANT. length, piece, strand VERB + WIRE cut They cut the perimeter wire and escaped. | stretch The wire was stretched between two poles. WIRE + NOUN grill, mesh, netting | basket, brush, cage, coat hanger, fence, fencing, frame, rack Cool the cakes on a wire rack. | cutters (also wire-cutters) PREP. behind a/the ~ Behind the wire, the prisoners were exercising. | under a/the ~ We got in under the wire. for electricity ADJ. electric, electrical, electricity Don't place carpets over electrical wires. overhead electricity wires | earth, live, neutral Don't touch that wire. It's live. | overhead | telegraph, telephone | fuse | bare, exposed Watch out for bare wires. | insulated, plastic-coated, plastic-covered | frayed VERB + WIRE attach, connect The wire was attached to a pin in the plug. | disconnect He disconnected the wire from the clock. | run The electrician ran a wire from the kitchen to the bedroom. WIRE + VERB go, lead, run, trail Where does this wire go? There were wires trailing everywhere. | show Surely the wires shouldn't show like that? PREP. along a/the ~ the flow of electrical currents along a wire | down a/the ~ A dry laugh echoed down the telephone wire., verb ADV. correctly, properly You should check that the socket is correctly wired. | in, up She was wired up to a heart monitor. PREP. for Many homes were wired for lighting only. | into, to The Christmas tree lights are all wired to one plug.
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wire
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wire
fine/thin
• Use a piece of fine wire to clear the obstruction.
thick
• Curtains hung from a thick wire.
copper/steel wire
• Electrical impulses are sent down the copper wire.
barbed wire
(= wire with a lot of sharp points on it, used for making fences )
• The prison was surrounded by barbed wire.
wire + NOUN
a wire fence
• We drew up outside a compound surrounded by a wire fence.
a wire rack
• Bake the biscuits for 10 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
phrases
a piece/length/strand of wire
• The pieces of wire he’d cut were too short.
a coil of wire
• The coil of barbed wire will be used for a fence.
a loop of wire
• There is no latch or knob – just a loop of wire that goes over a nail.
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