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Wiredraw

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To draw (metal) into wire.

v. To treat (a subject, for example) with great length, excessive detail, or overrefinement; spin out.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To stretch (some physical thing) out, as though drawing wire; to elongate.

v. To stretch (words, a meaning etc.) to suit one's own purpose.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel.

v. Hence, to draw by art or violence.

v. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity.

v. To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To draw (metal) out into wire; especially, to form into wire, as a metal, by forcibly prilling through a series of holes gradually decreasing in diameter.

To draw out to greater length; extend in quantity or time; stretch, especially to excess; prolong; protract.

To draw out into excessive tenuity or subtlety, as a thought, argument, or discourse; spin out, especially by useless refinements, hair-splitting, or the like; render prolix at the expense of force and clearness.

To stretch or strain unwarrantably; wrest; pervert; distort.

To beguile; cheat.

In the steam-engine, to draw off (steam) by one or more small apertures, materially reducing its pressure after the passage.

To follow the profession, practice, or methods of a wiredrawer; especially, to use unwarrantable methods; pervert; cheat.

Word Usage

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Verb Form

wiredrawing wiredraws wiredrew

Form

wiredrew wiredrawn wiredrawing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

refine