 haywire |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] not functioning properly | |
| Synonyms: | the_matter wrong amiss out_of_order awry | |
| Examples: | "something is amiss" "has gone completely haywire" "the telephone is out of order" "what's the matter with your vacuum cleaner?" "something is wrong with the engine" |
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| Related terms: | malfunctioning | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | |
| Synonyms: | barmy bats batty bonkers buggy cracked crackers daft dotty fruity kooky kookie loco loony loopy nuts nutty wacky balmy | |
| Related terms: | insane | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | |
| Synonyms: | balmy barmy bats batty bonkers buggy cracked crackers daft dotty fruity kookie kooky loco loony loopy nuts nutty round_the_bend wacky whacky around_the_bend | |
| Examples: | "it used to drive my husband balmy" |
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| Related terms: | insane | |
| 4. | [ noun ] wire for tying up bales of hay | |
| Related terms: | wire | |
| Similar spelling: |
Haire hair hare harry Harr hairy Haar |
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