wiredraw
[ wahyuhr-draw ]
verb (used with object),wire·drew, wire·drawn, wire·draw·ing.
to draw (metal) out into wire, especially by pulling forcibly through a series of holes of gradually decreasing diameter in a succession of dies.
to draw out to great length, in quantity or time; stretch out to excess.
to strain unwarrantably, as in meaning.
Origin of wiredraw
1Other words from wiredraw
- wire·draw·er [wahyuhr-draw-er], /ˈwaɪərˌdrɔ ər/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for wiredraw
wiredraw
/ (ˈwaɪəˌdrɔː) /
verb-draws, -drawing, -drew or -drawn
to convert (metal) into wire by drawing through successively smaller dies
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