1.To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel.
2.Hence, to draw by art or violence. "My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy."
3.Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument. "Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a court of justice."
4.(Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction.
