wire synonyms

wire

n.

  1. A metal strand

    line, electric wire, cable, aerial, circuit, wiring, live wire, coil, conductor, filament, musical string, wire tape, wire cord.

  2. A metal net

    barbed wire, wire fence, chicken wire, wirework, wire cage, wire basket, wire cloth, wire entanglement; see also fence 1, 2, net.

  3. *A telegraphic message

    cablegram, telegram, message, night message, night letter, code message.

down to the wire*

to the very end, to the bitter end, at the last, eventually; see finally 2.

get in under the wire*

just make it, succeed, just squeak through*; see arrive 1.

pull wires

exert influence, go to the right people, use pull*; see influence, manage 1.

wire

v.

  1. To install wire

    set up a circuit, install electricity, lay wires, connect electric cables, prepare for electrical service, pipe*, tie on the spiders*; see also electrify 1.

  2. *To send a message by wire

    telegraph, flash, file; see notify.

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