\Wire"draw`\, v. t. [imp. {Wiredrew}; p. p.
{Wiredrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiredrawing}.]
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.
                                               --Dryden.
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.                     --Macaulay.
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.