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hot-wire
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hot-wire (htwr)
tr.v. hot-wired, hot-wir·ing, hot-wires Informal
To start the engine of (an automobile, for example) without a key, as by short-circuiting the ignition system.
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Verb1.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"
start up, start - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
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hot-wire [ˈhɔtwaɪəʳ] vt (col) [+ car]; hacer el puente en
hot-wire [ˈhɔtwaɪəʳ] vt (inf) [+ car]; démarrer en faisant se toucher les fils de contact
hot-wire (inf) vt [+ car] → kurzschließen
hot-wire [ˈhɔtwaɪəʳ] vt (col) [+ car] avviare mettendo in contatto i fili dell'accensione


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