hot-wire

2 definitions found

hot-wire - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  hot-wire \hot-wire\ v. t.
     to start (a car) by using a wire instead of a key, as when
     stealing the car; the wire is connected to points in the
     ignition circuit that bypass the key.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

hot-wire - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hot-wire
      v 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"