1. Apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
   "Before telephones, the telegraph was the fastest way to send messages";
   - telegraphy

1. (telegraphy) send cables, wires, or telegrams
   "In the 19th century, people telegraphed important news across continents";
   - cable, wire
    
2. Communicate indirectly, for example by a change of expression
   "Her frown telegraphed her displeasure"
    
3. Unintentionally give away one's intended action
   "His nervous glances telegraphed his plan to leave early"

Derived forms: telegraphs, telegraphing, telegraphed

Type of: apparatus, setup, telecommunicate

Encyclopedia: Telegraph, Texas