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Hot Wired Monstertrux — Infobox Album Name = Hot Wired Monstertrux Type = compilation Longtype = Artist = Released = 1993 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Hot Wired Monstertrux is a compilation CD released… … Wikipedia
hot wire — hot wires, hot wiring, hot wired VERB If someone, especially a thief, hot wires a car, they start its engine using a piece of wire rather than the key. [V n] A youth was inside the car, attempting to hot wire it … English dictionary
hot-wire — ☆ hot wire [hät′wīr΄ ] vt. hot wired, hot wiring Slang to start the engine of (an automobile, boat, etc.) without a key, as by crossing ignition wires … English World dictionary
hot-wire — verb 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 • Hypernyms: ↑start, ↑start up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈhot wire f5 [ … Useful english dictionary
hot-wire — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms hot wire : present tense I/you/we/they hot wire he/she/it hot wires present participle hot wiring past tense hot wired past participle hot wired informal to start the engine of a car by connecting wires rather … English dictionary
hot-wire — /ˈhɒt waɪə/ (say hot wuyuh) adjective 1. of or relating to a hot wire. 2. (of an ammeter or voltmeter) using the expansion, or change in resistance, of a wire when it is heated by the passage of a current. –verb (t) (hot wired, hot wiring) 3. to… …
Hot Charity/Cut Carefully and Play Loud — Infobox Album Name = Hot Charity/Cut Carefully and Play Loud Type = Compilation Album Artist = Rocket from the Crypt Released = July 16, 2002 Recorded = 1995 1999 Genre = Punk rock, rock and roll Length = 41:17 Label = Swami Producer = Sally… … Wikipedia
hot-wire — v. /hot wuyeur /; adj. /hot wuyeur /, v., hot wired, hot wiring, adj. v.t. 1. Slang. to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by short circuiting the ignition. adj. 2. Elect., Engin. depending for its operation on the lengthening or increasing… … Universalium
hot wire — tv. to start a car without a key. □ Lefty hot wired the car and used it for an hour or two. □ Isn’t it illegal to hot wire a car? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Hot swapping — and hot plugging are terms used to separately describe the functions of replacing system components; hot swapping describes changing components like fans and power supplies which do not interact with the system software, while hot plugging… … Wikipedia
