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 Definitions of hot-wire  [ˈhɒt i]  

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Definition of 'hot-wire' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) hot-wire
to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by short-circuiting the ignition.

Etymology:  (1950–55)

Definition of 'hot-wire' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) hot-wire
start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock
"The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van"

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