wired

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Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /waɪəd/
(US) IPA ^(key): /waɪrd/
Audio (US) (file)

Verb

Plain form
wire

Third-person singular
wires

Past tense
wired

Past participle
wired

Present participle
wiring

The past tense and past participle of wire.

Adjective

Positive
wired

Comparative
more wired

Superlative
most wired

(slang) If you are wired, you are excited or hyper.
I can't drink coffee in the evenings because it makes me really wired and then I can't sleep.