WIREDRAW


Meaning of WIREDRAW in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: back-formation from wiredrawer

1.

a. : to draw or stretch forcibly : elongate , distort , wrest

my sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy — John Dryden

b. : to draw or spin out to great length, tenuity, or overrefinement : attenuate

2. : to draw (metal) into wire

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