# wired

Pronunciation: US say "WYRD" /waɪɹd/; UK say "WY-uhd" /waɪəd/

## Adjective

1. Fitted with wires that connect it to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment.
   - Simple: Set up with wires to connect to power or other electronic devices.
   - _The lab is wired to support dozens of instruments running at once._
   - _Every workstation in the building is wired directly to the main server._
2. Very excited and overstimulated, in a tense, jittery, high-strung state. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Feeling very excited and unable to calm down or relax.
   - _He was so wired before the interview that he couldn't sit still._
   - _By midnight the whole team was wired on energy drinks and adrenaline._
4. Connected to the Internet and able to access online services. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Connected to the internet and able to go online.
   - _By the late 1990s most offices were wired and employees expected email access._
   - _The remote village finally got wired after years of waiting._
5. Fitted with concealed electronic devices for secretly recording or listening in on conversations.
   - Simple: Carrying a hidden device that secretly records what people say.
   - _The undercover agent went in wired, hoping to capture a confession._
   - _Suspicious that the room was wired, they spoke only in whispers._
6. Reinforced, supported, or held together by being tied or bound with wire.
   - Simple: Held together or made stronger with wire.
   - _The vineyard's young vines were wired to wooden frames for support._
   - _The champagne cork was wired down to hold the pressure in the bottle._
7. Completely worked out and fully understood, down to the details. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Fully figured out and completely understood.
   - _By the third rehearsal the band had their whole set wired._
   - _He had the exam material wired and breezed through every question._
8. Having feathers that are stiff and wiry in texture rather than soft or downy.
   - Simple: Having stiff, rough feathers that feel like thin wire.
   - _The wired plumage around its throat distinguished the male from the female._
   - _Field guides note the wired feathers running along the species' crest._
9. In seven-card stud, being a pair made of one face-up card and one face-down card. *(slang)*
   - Simple: In poker, having a pair with one card face up and one face down.
   - _Holding wired tens, she raised before anyone could read her hand._
   - _A pair that comes in wired early in seven-card stud gives a disguised advantage._
10. In seven-card stud, being three of a kind among a player's first three cards. *(slang)*
   - Simple: In poker, having three matching cards as your first three cards.
   - _Dealt wired kings, she had three of a kind before the betting even began._
   - _A hand that arrives wired in seven-card stud is rare and devastating._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of wire. — simple past and past participle of wire
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of wire. Use this form when the action already happened.
   - _Engineers wired the satellite's components carefully before launch._
   - _The old barn was wired for electricity decades ago._

## Origin

Formed from "wire" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/wired (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).