wiredraw

ˈwaɪərˌdrɔ

wiredrawn, wiredrew

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of wiredraw - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

make wire

TECH.

elongate metal into wire by pulling through a die

TECH.

The factory wiredraws copper to produce fine wiring for electronics.

prolong discussion

Rare

draw out or extend a discussion or argument unnecessarily

Rare

He tends to wiredraw every meeting with endless debates.

drag out

extend

prolong

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Origin of wiredraw

Old English, wīr (wire) + dragan (to draw)

Examples of wiredraw in a sentence

They wiredraw aluminum for various industrial uses.
They wiredraw the discussion to avoid making a decision.
Stop trying to wiredraw the conversation.

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French:tréfiler, prolonger, ...
German:Draht ziehen, die Diskussion in die Länge ziehen, ...
Italian:trafilare, tirare per le lunghe, ...
Spanish:laminar alambre, alargar la discusión, ...
Portuguese:tracionar, estender a discussão, ...
Chinese:拉成金属丝, 拉长讨论, ...
Japanese:線引きする, 引き延ばす, ...
Arabic:سَحَبَ المعدن, أطالَ, ...
Hebrew:לִמְשׁוֹךְ תִיל, לְהַאֲרִיךְ דִּיוּן, ...
Russian:волочить, затягивать, ...
Ukrainian:витягувати дріт, затягувати обговорення, ...
Hindi:तार बनाना, लंबा खींचना, ...
Bengali:তারের আকারে টানা, আলোচনা দীর্ঘায়িত করা, ...
Catalan:estirar filferro, allargar la discussió, ...
Czech:protahovat na drát, protahovat, ...
Danish:trække tråd, forlænge diskussionen, ...
Dutch:draad trekken, uitrekken, ...
Greek:τραβώ σύρμα, παρατείνω τη συζήτηση, ...
Hungarian:huzalt húzni, elnyújtani, ...
Khmer:ទាញលោហៈឆ្លងកាត់បន្ទះមានរន្ធ ដើម្បីពន្លាតឱ្យក្លាយជាខ្សែ, អូសបន្លាយការពិភាក្សា, ...
Korean:철사를 만들다, 토론을 길게 끌다, ...
Persian:سیم کشیدن, بحث را طولانی کردن, ...
Polish:ciągnąć drut, przeciągać, ...
Portuguese (BR):tracionar, estender a discussão, ...
Romanian:a trage sârmă, a prelungi discuția, ...
Swedish:dra tråd, förlänga diskussionen, ...
Thai:ดึงลวด, ยืดการสนทนา, ...
Turkish:tel çekmek, tartışmayı uzatmak, ...
Vietnamese:kéo dây, kéo dài cuộc thảo luận, ...

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