| hot-wire | (v) start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock, Example: The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van |
| hot-wire | v. t. to start (a car) by using a wire instead of a key, as when stealing the car; the wire is connected to points in the ignition circuit that bypass the key. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] |
| Hitzdrahtanemometer { n } | hot-wire anemometer [Add to Longdo] |