wire·draw (wīr′drô′) tr.v. wire·drew (-dro͞o′) ,
wire·drawn (-drôn′) ,
wire·draw·ing ,
wire·draws 1. To draw (metal) into wire.
2. To treat (a subject, for example) with great length, excessive detail, or overrefinement; spin out.
wire′draw′er n.
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wiredraw (ˈwaɪəˌdrɔː ) vb ,
-draws ,
-drawing ,
-drew or -drawn (Metallurgy) to convert (metal) into wire by drawing through successively smaller dies
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wire•draw (ˈwaɪə rˌdrɔ) v.t. -drew, -drawn, -draw•ing. 1. to draw (metal) out into wire, esp. by pulling forcibly through a series of holes of gradually decreasing diameter in a succession of dies.
2. to draw out to great length, in quantity or time; stretch out to excess.
3. to strain unwarrantably, as in meaning.
wire′draw`er, n.
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wiredraw Past participle: wiredrawnGerund: wiredrawingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative wiredraw wiredraw
Present I wiredraw you wiredraw he/she/it wiredraws we wiredraw you wiredraw they wiredraw
Preterite I wiredrew you wiredrew he/she/it wiredrew we wiredrew you wiredrew they wiredrew
Present Continuous I am wiredrawing you are wiredrawing he/she/it is wiredrawing we are wiredrawing you are wiredrawing they are wiredrawing
Present Perfect I have wiredrawn you have wiredrawn he/she/it has wiredrawn we have wiredrawn you have wiredrawn they have wiredrawn
Past Continuous I was wiredrawing you were wiredrawing he/she/it was wiredrawing we were wiredrawing you were wiredrawing they were wiredrawing
Past Perfect I had wiredrawn you had wiredrawn he/she/it had wiredrawn we had wiredrawn you had wiredrawn they had wiredrawn
Future I will wiredraw you will wiredraw he/she/it will wiredraw we will wiredraw you will wiredraw they will wiredraw
Future Perfect I will have wiredrawn you will have wiredrawn he/she/it will have wiredrawn we will have wiredrawn you will have wiredrawn they will have wiredrawn
Future Continuous I will be wiredrawing you will be wiredrawing he/she/it will be wiredrawing we will be wiredrawing you will be wiredrawing they will be wiredrawing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been wiredrawing you have been wiredrawing he/she/it has been wiredrawing we have been wiredrawing you have been wiredrawing they have been wiredrawing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been wiredrawing you will have been wiredrawing he/she/it will have been wiredrawing we will have been wiredrawing you will have been wiredrawing they will have been wiredrawing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been wiredrawing you had been wiredrawing he/she/it had been wiredrawing we had been wiredrawing you had been wiredrawing they had been wiredrawing
Conditional I would wiredraw you would wiredraw he/she/it would wiredraw we would wiredraw you would wiredraw they would wiredraw
Past Conditional I would have wiredrawn you would have wiredrawn he/she/it would have wiredrawn we would have wiredrawn you would have wiredrawn they would have wiredrawn
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