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  • verb Alternative spelling of hot-wire.

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Examples

  • Here's what I've resolved to do about it: instead of addressing any of these causal issues directly*, I will try to find a way around my accelerated mental decrepitude; a way to "hotwire" my stalling brain, so to speak.

    First Draft 2009

  • Even in this "hotwire" age, paper writers are still the best source for more than what huskers. com gives up.

    Big Red Network 2009

  • I better not do it in future .. evidently it is very easy to "hotwire" a car ... they have a slim piece of metal that slides down into the window frame and unlock the car ... then get under the dashboard and hook the right wires and voila, it starts and you can drive off.

    Qatar Living - Everything you need to know about living in Qatar 2008

  • Steve Chelton, Insurer Development Manager for Swinton car insurance, said: "As cars become more difficult to 'hotwire' criminals are increasingly looking to steal keys.

    PRWeb 2009

  • There is one four star hotel in Cancun that is listed on hotwire. com.

    Four Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • (Soundbite of song, "Stolen Car") STING: (Singing) I can hotwire an ignition, some kind of star, just a poor boy in a rich man's car.

    In Your Ear: R&B Singer Kem 2010

  • Car theft in Moscow got out of hand, so they made the cars harder to hotwire.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » NRA Convention report 2010

  • (Soundbite of song, "Stolen Car") STING: (Singing) I can hotwire an ignition, some kind of star, just a poor boy in a rich man's car.

    In Your Ear: R&B Singer Kem 2010

  • If I knew how to hotwire a car, I would drive home.

    Road Trip Glen Binger 2011

  • What is the four star hotel in Cancun that is listed on hotwire. com?

    Four Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

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