As a Noun: 1. The act of sending a message out along a wire to another place. 2. A message that has been sent out along a wire to another place. English = wire, telegram. 3. Information which has been sent from one place to another by any means whatsoever. English = message. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To send a message out along a wire to another place; to send a wire; to send a telegram. 2. To send a message by any means whatsoever to someone.