hot-wiring
Starting without keys
Hot-wiring is starting a vehicle without a key by directly connecting ignition wires to bypass the starter switch.
The technique is associated with car theft: He hot-wired the sedan and drove off before anyone noticed.
It can also describe any improvised bypass of normal controls or procedures.
Starting combustion process
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- stealTake without permission
- carjackingViolent vehicle theft
hotwire · starter · circuit · tamper · unauthorized · break-in · stripped · lockpicking
Join end to end
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- connectJoin or link
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- electricalInvolving conducted current
circuitry · voltage · terminal · insulation · spark · contact · multimeter · relay
Failure or decomposition
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- jump-startEmergency battery charge transfer
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
ignition
Starting combustion process
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- stealTake without permission
carjacking · hotwire · starter · circuit · tamper · unauthorized · break-in · stripped · lockpicking · joyriding
splice
Join end to end
electrical · circuitry · voltage · terminal · insulation · spark · contact · multimeter · relay · solenoid
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- jump-startEmergency battery charge transfer
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
improvised · survival · desperation · resourcefulness · workaround
hot-wiringauthorized
Given official permission
legal · legitimate · lawful · permitted · sanctioned
hot, wire, wires, wired, wiring, wireless, wireman, hotter, hottest