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hot-wire

verb [T]
 
 
/ˈhɒt.wɑɪər/ US  /ˈhɑːt.waɪr/ informal

Definition

to start a car engine without using the key, especially in order to steal the carStealing
(Definition of hot-wire verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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