Collocations for wire - noun

taut, tight | loose, slack | fine, thin | thick | flexible, soft | stiff | rusty | barbed, chicken (= wire mesh used to make fences), razor | piano | perimeter | trip (also ‘tripwire’)
The bomb was attached to a tripwire laid across the road.

high
(= in a circus) One man rode a bicycle along the high wire as the climax to the act.

length, piece, strand

cut
They cut the perimeter wire and escaped.

stretch
The wire was stretched between two poles.

grill, mesh, netting | basket, brush, cage, coat hanger, fence, fencing, frame, rack
Cool the cakes on a wire rack.

cutters (also ‘wire-cutters’)

behind a/the ~
Behind the wire, the prisoners were exercising.

under a/the ~
We got in under the wire.

electric, electrical, electricity
Don''t place carpets over electrical wires. | overhead electricity wires

earth, live, neutral
Don''t touch that wire. It''s live.

overhead | telegraph, telephone | fuse | bare, exposed
Watch out for bare wires.

insulated, plastic-coated, plastic-covered | frayed

attach, connect
The wire was attached to a pin in the plug.

disconnect
He disconnected the wire from the clock.

run
The electrician ran a wire from the kitchen to the bedroom.

go, lead, run, trail
Where does this wire go? | There were wires trailing everywhere.

show
Surely the wires shouldn''t show like that?

along a/the ~
the flow of electrical currents along a wire

down a/the ~
A dry laugh echoed down the telephone wire.