haywire (n.)

  1. wire for tying up bales of hay

    haywire (adj.)

  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; it used to drive my husband balmy

    [ Syn: balmy , barmy , bats , batty , bonkers , buggy , cracked , crackers , daft , dotty , fruity , kooky , kookie , loco , loony , loopy , nuts , nutty , round the bend , around the bend , wacky , whacky ]

  2. not functioning properly; something is amiss; has gone completely haywire; something is wrong with the engine

    [ Syn: amiss , awry , wrong ]

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