hot-wire
English
verb
Definitions
- (slang) to start an automobile engine by bypassing the ignition key wiring
- (slang) to steal a vehicle by bypassing the ignition key's security
Etymology
Compound from English hot (hot) + English wire.
Origin
English
wire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wirepuller English
- archwire English
- barbwire English
- crosswire English
- dewire English
- egghot English
- firehot English
- firewire English
- flywire English
- foothot English
- full-hot English
- guidewire English
- haywire English
- highwire English
- hot English
- hot as hell English
- hot rail English
- hot war English
- hot-brain English
- hotbar English
- hotbed English
- hotblooded English
- hotbox English
- hotbunk English
- hotcake English
- hotcockles English
- hotdish English
- hotfix English
- hotfoot English
- hotgun English
- hothead English
- hotheaded English
- hothouse English
- hotkey English
- hotlapping English
- hotline English
- hotlink English
- hotlinking English
- hotlist English
- hotly English
- hotmelt English
- hotness English
- hotpants English
- hotplate English
- hotplug English
- hotpot English
- hotpress English
- hotsheet English
- hotski English
- hotspur English
- hotten English
- hottie English
- hotting English
- hottish English
- hotty English
- hotwalk English
- hotwash English
- hotwife English
- hotword English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- microwire English
- miswire English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- nonhot English
- overhot English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- rewire English
- slackwire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- superhot English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- tripwire English
- ultrahot English
- underwire English
- unhot English
- unwire English
- warmwater English
- wirable English
- wire English
- wire speed English
- wire-dancer English
- wire-guard English
- wireball English
- wirebender English
- wirebird English
- wirebound English
- wirecutting English
- wired English
- wiredraw English
- wiredrawer English
- wireform English
- wireframe English
- wiregrass English
- wirehair English
- wirehaired English
- wirehead English
- wirehouse English
- wirelength English
- wireless English
- wirelike English
- wireline English
- wiremaker English
- wiremaking English
- wireman English
- wirephoto English
- wirepuller English
- wirer English
- wirerimmed English
- wireroom English
- wirescape English
- wiresmith English
- wiresome English
- wirestem English
- wiretap English
- wiretapper English
- wirewalker English
- wirewalking English
- wirewater English
- wireway English
- wireweed English
- wirework English
- wireworker English
- wireworking English
- wireworm English
- wirewove English
- wiring English
- wiry English
- guaya Spanish, Castilian
- vaier Norwegian Bokmål
- vajer Swedish
- ホット Japanese
- vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
- hot Middle English
- wir Middle English
- تار Persian
- wayar Malay
- 威亞 Chinese
- 威吔 Chinese
- 崴仔 Chinese
- waya Swahili
- wea Marshallese
- hotpela Tok Pisin
- waia Tok Pisin
- واير Gulf Arabic
- waya Antillean Creole
- hot
- wiry
- wire
- hotly
- wirer
- unhot
- hotty
- wired
- unwire
- rewire
- hotski
- wiring
- hotgun
- hotpot
- hotfix
- dewire
- hotbed
- egghot
- hotkey
- nonhot
- hotbox
- hotbar
- hotten
- hottie
- hotspur
- hotbunk
- hotwife
- hottish
- firehot
- hotwalk
- hotfoot
- hothead
- wiretap
- prewire
- foothot
- hotting
- hotlink
- hot war
- hotline
- hotness
- hotlist
- hotwash
- hotmelt
- hotdish
- hotplug
- hotword
- wirable
- wireway
- wireman
- overhot
- flywire
- haywire
- hotcake
- miswire
- wirebird
- wiresome
- wirestem
- newswire
- archwire
- ultrahot
- hot rail
- wireline
- wiredraw
- highwire
- hotpress
- nanowire
- thinwire
- barbwire
- wirework
- wireless
- hotplate
- wireform
- superhot
- wirehead
- wireworm
- wireball
- hothouse
- wireweed
- wireroom
- hotsheet
- hotpants
- firewire
- wirelike
- tripwire
- wirehair
- full-hot
- wirewove
- wirewater
- warmwater
- interwire
- wiregrass
- wirebound
- wiresmith
- slidewire
- crosswire
- wirescape
- wireframe
- underwire
- trawlwire
- wiremaker
- slackwire
- intrawire
- wirephoto
- multiwire
- hot-brain
- guidewire
- wirehouse
- hotheaded
- microwire
- tightwire
- hotblooded
- wirehaired
- wireworker
- wire speed
- wirepuller
- wiredrawer
- hotcockles
- wirelength
- pseudowire
- smoothwire
- hotlapping
- wirewalker
- wirebender
- wire-guard
- wirerimmed
- hotlinking
- Wirepuller
- wiremaking
- wiretapper
- hot as hell
- wire-dancer
- wireworking
- wirewalking
- wirecutting