wire in WordNet English dictionary

1. send cables, wires, or telegrams
   cable  telegraph  wire 
   
2. equip for use with electricity
   "electrify an appliance"
   electrify  wire 
   
3. fasten with wire
   "The columns were wired to the beams for support"
   wire 
   
4. string on a wire
   "wire beads"
   wire 
   
5. provide with electrical circuits
   "wire the addition to the house"
   wire 
   

1. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
   wire  conducting wire 
   
2. a message transmitted by telegraph
   telegram  wire 
   
3. ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
   wire 
   
4. the finishing line on a racetrack
   wire