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(transitive, slang) To start an automobile engine by bypassing the ignition key wiring..
Never broke into a car, never hotwired a car. Never broke into a truck. 'I shall not cause harm to any vehicle nor the personal contents thereof, nor through inaction let the personal contents thereof come to harm' It's what I call the Repo Code, kid!
His attitude grew worse and his crimes escalated: he broke into garages in his neighborhood, he hot-wired cars, and his punches grew harder.
Use hot-wire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hot-wire means (transitive, slang) To start an automobile engine by bypassing the ignition key wiring..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Never broke into a car, never hotwired a car. Never broke into a truck. 'I shall not cause harm to any vehicle nor the personal contents thereof, nor through inaction let the personal contents thereof come to harm' It's what I call the Repo Code, kid!
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