hot-wire
Start without keys
To hot-wire a vehicle is to start it without a key by bypassing the ignition system—typically by connecting wires directly.
The term evokes theft or emergency situations: He hot-wired the car and drove off.
More broadly, hot-wire can mean to bypass normal procedures to get something working quickly.
Violent vehicle theft
- joyridingReckless driving for pleasure
- felonySerious criminal offense
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- chop-shopCriminal vehicle dismantling site
thief · burglar · break-in · trespassing · lockpick · getaway · criminal · prosecution
Starting combustion process
- starterInitiator of action
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- immobilizerDevice preventing movement
- anti-theftDesigned to deter stealing
override · splice · jumper · dashboard · relay · connector · screwdriver · strip
Skilled way of performing
- know-howPractical ability to accomplish
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- connectionA joining or relation
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
voltage · current · insulation · splice · strip · terminal · dashboard · tutorial
carjacking
Violent vehicle theft
chop-shop · thief · burglar · break-in · trespassing · lockpick · getaway · criminal · prosecution · arrest
ignition
Starting combustion process
- starterInitiator of action
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- immobilizerDevice preventing movement
anti-theft · override · splice · jumper · dashboard · relay · connector · screwdriver · strip · twist
technique
Skilled way of performing
- know-howPractical ability to accomplish
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- connectionA joining or relation
circuit · voltage · current · insulation · splice · strip · terminal · dashboard · tutorial · method
stranded
Left without means to leave
survival · improvise · desperate · stuck · jumpstart · rescue · urgent · makeshift · necessity · crisis