hot-wire

See also: hotwire

English

Etymology

hot +‎ wire, with hot referring to electrical current.

Verb

hot-wire (third-person singular simple present hot-wires, present participle hot-wiring, simple past and past participle hot-wired)

(slang) to start an automobile engine by bypassing the ignition key wiring
(slang) to steal a vehicle by bypassing the ignition key's security

Translations

hot-wire

Norwegian: koble

Spanish: hacer un puente

Anagrams

throwie, worthie

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