hot wire
Start without keys
Hot wire refers to an electrical conductor carrying current, as opposed to a neutral or ground wire.
To hot-wire a vehicle is to start it without a key by connecting wires directly, bypassing the ignition switch—a technique associated with car theft: He hot-wired the old pickup in under a minute.
The spelling varies: hot wire, hot-wire, hotwire.
- electric shockCurrent passing through body
- ignition systemEngine's spark-generating assembly
- jump startEmergency battery charge
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- jumper cablesWires to restart vehicles
spark plug · tampering · solenoid · override · conductivity · starter motor · multimeter · car theft · stolen car · circuit breaker · steering column · electrical tape · alternator · voltage · distributor cap · insulator · pliers · amperage
- electrical wiringcircuit, conduit, receptacle, electrical panel, Romex
- Electricaloutlets, circuits, fuses, breakers, switches
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- cablescoaxial, ethernet, power cable, audio cable, video cable
- AC electricityAC, alternating current, hertz, sine wave, voltage
- electrical gridpower grid, power grids, electrical grid, power line, power lines
vehicle access/starting method
hot wireturn the key
ignition key · remote start · push-button start · keyless entry