WIRE


Meaning of WIRE in English

I

n.

long metal thread

1) to string ~

2) barbed; chicken; copper ~

3) a trip ~

cable conducting electric current

4) to cross, jump ~s (in order to start a car)

5) to tap ~s

6) telephone ~s

cablegram, telegram

7) to send a ~

finish line

(also fig .)

8) (right) down to the ~ ('to the very end')

9) ( misc. ) to get in under the ~ ('to enter barely in time')

II

v.

1) ( A ) ('to send by ~') we ~d the money to her; or: we ~d her the money

2) ( d ; intr. ) ('to request by sending a ~') to ~ for (she ~d home for some money)

3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to provide with ~') to ~ for (the auditorium was ~d for sound)

4) ( d ; tr. ) ('to connect') to ~ to (the explosives were ~d to the door)

5) ( H ; no passive) ('to inform by ~') we ~d them to return home immediately

6) ( L ; may have an object) ('to inform by ~') she ~d (us) that the manuscript had arrived

7) ( Q ; may have an object) we will ~ (you) where to meet

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.