hot-wire
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hot-wire
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From hot + wire, with hot referring to electrical current.
verb hot-wires · hot-wiring · hot-wired · hotwire
- To wire, especially to a power supply, using a makeshift electrical connection. I bypassed the switch and hot-wired the circuit board to the power supply.
- In particular, to start (an automobile engine) by bypassing the ignition key wiring, especially in order to steal the vehicle. Never broke into a car, never hotwired a car. Never broke into a truck. 'I shall not cause harm to any vehicle nor the personal contents thereof, nor through inaction let the personal contents thereof come to harm' It's what I call the Repo Code, kid!
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verb hot-wire
| Español | hacer un puente, hacer puente, arrancar haciendo puente, puentear, arrancar puenteando |
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| Deutsch | kurzschließen |
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title = {hot-wire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hot-wire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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