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wired

/waɪəd/
verb
  1. To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.

    "We need to wire that hole in the fence."

  2. To string on a wire.

    "wire beads"

  3. To equip with wires for use with electricity.

    "Do you know how to wire a plug?"

Synonymselectrify, cable, telegraph
Antonymsunwire
adjective
  1. Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.

  2. Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.

  3. Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.

Synonymscorded
Antonymswireless

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