Usually means: Supportive wire in bra cups.
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  1. underwire: Merriam-Webster
  2. underwire: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. underwire: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. underwire: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Underwire, underwire: Wordnik
  6. underwire: Wiktionary
  7. underwire: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. underwire: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. underwire: Dictionary.com
  10. underwire: TheFreeDictionary.com

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noun:  A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.
noun:  A bra that includes such wires.
verb:  To fix such a wire in place.

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