wire

Definition

  • noun: a thin, flexible thread of metal
  • noun: metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod
  • verb: to provide with wire
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: bug, score string, wire mattress

Examples

  • We 'took them to the wire' in last year's championship. [=we forced them to compete very hard against us until the end of the game]

  • The election 'went/came (right) down to the wire'. [=the election was not decided until the very end]

  • We 'got our wires crossed' for a minute there—I thought you were asking me something else.

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