(firearms) A early type of shotgun cartridge that had wire lining in the case to assist concentrating the shot.

A wheel having a central hub connected to the rim by wire spokes, formerly in common use on automobiles.

A small, hand-held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wires.

(US, horse racing) From start to finish. (Usually used to describe a horse that wins a race by leading throughout.)

(slang) In a prison camp or refugee camp. / (by extension, slang) In prison.

plural of wire stripper

(automotive) The use of electrical or electromechanical systems to perform vehicle functions traditionally achieved by mechanical linkages.

plural of wire bonder

(intransitive, idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of get one's wires crossed