hotwirev.

Brit.

/ˈhɒtwʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈhɑtwaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., wire n.¹

Etymology: < hot adj. + wire n.¹

slang (originally North American).

1. transitive. To start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by manipulating the wiring of the ignition system, usually in order to steal the vehicle. Also with ignition system as object.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > operate internal-combustion engine [verb (transitive)] > by-pass ignition

hotwire1947

1947 Frederick (Maryland) Post 12 July 1/2 The woman ‘hot wired’ the ignition system of a 1947 model automobile.

1949 Los Angeles Times 7 Nov. i. 10/1 After ‘hot-wiring’ the coupe to start it, the pair continued their roving junket.

1966 R. Thomas Spy in Vodka (1967) i. 7 The German juvenile delinquents..can hot-wire a car in a time that makes their American counterparts look sick.

1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay iii. 21 He pushes me though to the passenger side, reaches under the dash, hot-wires it, and we're off.

2003 Sight & Sound Dec. 55/1 She rescues the baby, hotwires the sheriff's car and makes good her escape.

2. transitive. figurative and in extended use.

ΚΠ

1968 R. Brautigan Pill versus Springhill Mine Disaster (1973) 17 You hotwire death, get in, and drive away.

1977 Time 29 Aug. 24/1 His high school classmates..watched, stunned, as their shy schoolmate hot-wired a class amateur show.

1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 23 Dec. (Mag. section) 72 Hot-wiring her phone so her calls to Germany get charged to the American consulate.

1992 A. Gore Earth in Balance ix. 180 Too many people now feel..that self-interested individuals and groups who can benefit from the decisions find a way to hot-wire the process.

2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 30 Sept. 93/1 After one especially strong semester, [I] was accused by my mother of ‘hot-wiring’ the university's computer and changing my grades.

Derivatives

ˈhotwired adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [adjective] > having had ignition system by-passed

hotwired1962

1962 Amer. Speech 37 269 Hot-wired, designating a motor vehicle which has had the ignition switch short-circuited by a thief.

2002 Daily Tel. 3 Oct. 3/4 At first he stole mopeds or ‘hotwired’ cars—starting the engines without an ignition key—whether for joyrides or to sell on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hotwire
释义	hotwirev. Brit. /ˈhɒtwʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈhɑtwaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., wire n.¹ Etymology: < hot adj. + wire n.¹ slang (originally North American). 1. transitive. To start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by manipulating the wiring of the ignition system, usually in order to steal the vehicle. Also with ignition system as object. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > operate internal-combustion engine [verb (transitive)] > by-pass ignition hotwire1947 1947 Frederick (Maryland) Post 12 July 1/2 The woman ‘hot wired’ the ignition system of a 1947 model automobile. 1949 Los Angeles Times 7 Nov. i. 10/1 After ‘hot-wiring’ the coupe to start it, the pair continued their roving junket. 1966 R. Thomas Spy in Vodka (1967) i. 7 The German juvenile delinquents..can hot-wire a car in a time that makes their American counterparts look sick. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay iii. 21 He pushes me though to the passenger side, reaches under the dash, hot-wires it, and we're off. 2003 Sight & Sound Dec. 55/1 She rescues the baby, hotwires the sheriff's car and makes good her escape. 2. transitive. figurative and in extended use. ΚΠ 1968 R. Brautigan Pill versus Springhill Mine Disaster (1973) 17 You hotwire death, get in, and drive away. 1977 Time 29 Aug. 24/1 His high school classmates..watched, stunned, as their shy schoolmate hot-wired a class amateur show. 1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 23 Dec. (Mag. section) 72 Hot-wiring her phone so her calls to Germany get charged to the American consulate. 1992 A. Gore Earth in Balance ix. 180 Too many people now feel..that self-interested individuals and groups who can benefit from the decisions find a way to hot-wire the process. 2007 N.Y. Times Mag. 30 Sept. 93/1 After one especially strong semester, [I] was accused by my mother of ‘hot-wiring’ the university's computer and changing my grades. Derivatives ˈhotwired adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [adjective] > having had ignition system by-passed hotwired1962 1962 Amer. Speech 37 269 Hot-wired, designating a motor vehicle which has had the ignition switch short-circuited by a thief. 2002 Daily Tel. 3 Oct. 3/4 At first he stole mopeds or ‘hotwired’ cars—starting the engines without an ignition key—whether for joyrides or to sell on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : hot-wireadj. < v.1947 see also
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