"wired" meaning in English

See wired in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /waɪəd/ [UK], /waɪrd/ [US] Audio: en-us-wired.ogg [US] Forms: wired [positive], more wired [comparative], most wired [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are wired, you are excited or hyper.
    Sense id: simple-wired-en-adj-BC~5Z1GG Categories (other): Slang

Verb

IPA: /waɪəd/ [UK], /waɪrd/ [US] Audio: en-us-wired.ogg [US] Forms: wire [canonical], wires [third-person, singular], wired [past], wired [past, participle], wiring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|wir|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of wire.
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