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Verb: hot-wire  'hót,wI(-u)r
Usage: informal
  1. 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"

Derived forms: hot-wired, hot-wires, hot-wiring

Type of: start, start up

Encyclopedia: Hot-wire