haywire

/'hei,waiə/
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haywire

The old tractor has gone completely haywire in the middle of the field.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Not functioning properly; out of order: Used to describe a situation, system, or machine that is chaotic, broken, or not working correctly.
    • Mentally confused or erratic; crazy: (Informal) Used to describe a person who is behaving in a wild, irrational, or uncontrolled manner.

  2. Noun:

    • Wire for tying bales of hay: A type of wire, originally or specifically used for binding bundles of hay or straw.
Usage and Examples

  • Adjective:

    • After the power surge, my computer went completely haywire. (Describing a malfunctioning machine.)
    • The carefully planned schedule went haywire when the flight was cancelled. (Describing a situation becoming chaotic.)
    • He's been acting a bit haywire since he got the news. (Describing erratic behavior.)

  • Noun:

    • The farmer used haywire to secure the bales. (Referring to the binding material.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to go haywire": This is the most common idiomatic phrase. It means to stop functioning properly, to become chaotic, or to go out of control.
    • The robot's navigation system went haywire and it started spinning in circles.
Variants and Related Words
  • Haywire is primarily used as an adjective in modern English, especially in the phrase "go haywire." Its use as a noun for baling wire is more literal and less common in everyday conversation.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (malfunctioning): out of order, broken, faulty, chaotic, disordered.
  • Adjective (crazy): insane, mad, unbalanced, erratic, berserk.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Go haywire: To cease to function in an orderly way; to become chaotic or out of control.
    • The stock market went haywire after the unexpected announcement.
  • Be haywire: To be in a state of disorder or malfunction.
    • Ever since the update, the software has been haywire.
haywire

The old tractor has gone completely haywire in the middle of the field.

Adjective
  1. not functioning properly
    • something is amiss
    • has gone completely haywire
    • something is wrong with the engine
  2. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
    • it used to drive my husband balmy
Noun
  1. wire for tying up bales of hay

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