An increasing number of homes are wired up to receive HD TV.
»Even people living in remote areas are now wired up to the internet.
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wire sth up to sth — UK US wire sth up (to sth) Phrasal Verb with wire({{}}/waɪər/ verb [T] ► to connect a piece of electrical equipment to something else, or to connect the wires inside it so that it works: »An increasing number of homes are wired up to receive HD… … Financial and business terms
ˌwire sth ˈup — phrasal verb same as wire … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wire — wire1 W3S3 [waıə US waır] n [: Old English; Origin: wir] 1.) [U and C] thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this ▪ copper wire ▪ a wire fence →↑barbed wire, ↑high wire, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
wire*/ — [ˈwaɪə] noun [C/U] I 1) a long piece of metal like a very thin piece of string The sticks were tied in bundles with wire.[/ex] a wire fence/cage[/ex] 2) a long thin piece of metal that carries electricity or telephone signals telephone wires[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hot-wire — verb start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock The woman who lost the car keys had to hot wire her van • Hypernyms: ↑start, ↑start up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈhot wire f5 [ … Useful english dictionary
electrician — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ licensed (AmE), qualified, trained ▪ apprentice (esp. BrE) ▪ self employed VERB + ELECTRICIAN ▪ … Collocations dictionary
carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
line — line1 W1S1 [laın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on paper/on the ground)¦ 2¦(between two areas)¦ 3¦(of people/things)¦ 4¦(direction)¦ 5¦(on your face)¦ 6¦(phone)¦ 7¦(for trains)¦ 8¦(between two types of thing)¦ 9¦(shape/edge)¦ 10¦(w … Dictionary of contemporary English
lead — 1 /li:d/ verb past tense and past participle led /led/ GO SOMEWHERE 1 GO IN FRONT (I, T) to go in front of a group of people or vehicles: You lead and we ll follow. | A truck with a jazz band on it was leading the parade. | a procession led by a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lead — lead1 W1S1 [li:d] v past tense and past participle led [led] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take somebody somewhere)¦ 2¦(go in front)¦ 3¦(be in charge)¦ 4¦(cause something to happen)¦ 5¦(cause somebody to believe something)¦ 6¦(influence)¦ 7¦(be more successful)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
