wiredraw

English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To stretch (some physical thing) out, as though drawing wire; to elongate.
(transitive) To stretch (words, a meaning etc.) to suit one's own purpose.

Etymology

Compound from English wire + English draw (move by pulling).

Origin

English

draw

Gloss

move by pulling

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Wirepuller English
adraw English
archwire English
barbwire English
bedraw English
counterdraw English
crosswire English
dewire English
dogdraw English
downdraw English
draught English
draw English
draw weight English
draw-up English
drawability English
drawable English
drawback English
drawbar English
drawbench English
drawbolt English
drawbore English
drawboy English
drawbridge English
drawcard English
drawcord English
drawdown English
drawee English
drawer English
drawest English
draweth English
drawfiling English
drawgear English
drawhead English
drawing English
drawish English
drawknife English
drawl English
drawlatch English
drawlink English
drawloom English
drawmaster English
drawmetric English
drawnet English
drawplate English
drawrod English
drawshave English
drawsheet English
drawspring English
drawstring English
drawth English
drawtube English
finedraw English
firewire English
flywire English
foredraw English
forthdraw English
guidewire English
haywire English
highwire English
hot-wire English
indraw English
interwire English
intrawire English
microwire English
misdraw English
miswire English
multiwire English
nanowire English
newswire English
outdraw English
overdraw English
prewire English
pseudowire English
quickdraw English
redraw English
rewire English
slackwire English
slidewire English
smoothwire English
sneckdraw English
thinwire English
tightwire English
to-draw English
todraw English
trawlwire English
tripwire English
umbedraw English
underdraw English
underwire English
undraw English
unwire English
updraw English
wirable English
wire English
wire speed English
wire-dancer English
wire-guard English
wireball English
wirebender English
wirebird English
wirebound English
wirecutting English
wired English
wiredrawer English
wireform English
wireframe English
wiregrass English
wirehair English
wirehaired English
wirehead English
wirehouse English
wirelength English
wireless English
wirelike English
wireline English
wiremaker English
wiremaking English
wireman English
wirephoto English
wirepuller English
wirer English
wirerimmed English
wireroom English
wirescape English
wiresmith English
wiresome English
wirestem English
wiretap English
wiretapper English
wirewalker English
wirewalking English
wirewater English
wireway English
wireweed English
wirework English
wireworker English
wireworking English
wireworm English
wirewove English
wiring English
wiry English
guaya Spanish, Castilian
draft Norwegian Bokmål
vaier Norwegian Bokmål
vajer Swedish
draft Norwegian Nynorsk
vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
drawen Middle English
wir Middle English
تار Persian
wayar Malay
威亞 Chinese
威吔 Chinese
崴仔 Chinese
waya Swahili
wea Marshallese
waia Tok Pisin
واير Gulf Arabic
waya Antillean Creole