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WIRED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tied or bound with wire

Example:

wired bundles of newspapers

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bound (confined by bonds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline

Example:

he was so pumped he couldn't sleep

Synonyms:

pumped; pumped-up; pumped up; wired

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

tense (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service

Example:

a well-wired house

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bugged (having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices)

connected (wired together to an alarm system)

Antonym:

wireless (having no wires)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb wire

Credits

 Context examples: 

I wired to Cambridge to learn if anything had been heard of him there.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was from Sherlock Holmes and ran in this way: Have you a couple of days to spare? Have just been wired for from the west of England in connection with Boscombe Valley tragedy. Shall be glad if you will come with me. Air and scenery perfect. Leave Paddington by the 11:15.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We have, of course, wired to the Belfast post-office, but a large number of parcels were handed in upon that day, and they have no means of identifying this particular one, or of remembering the sender.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I wired to Lord Mount-James.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I wired to Gravesend and learned that she had passed some time ago, and as the wind is easterly I have no doubt that she is now past the Goodwins and not very far from the Isle of Wight.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I have wired to Overton to let us know any fresh London developments at this address, and in the meantime we can only concentrate our attention upon Dr. Armstrong, whose name the obliging young lady at the office allowed me to read upon the counterfoil of Staunton’s urgent message.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)