v. /hot"wuyeur"/ ; adj. /hot"wuyeur'/ , v. , hot-wired, hot-wiring , adj.
v.t.
1. Slang. to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by short-circuiting the ignition.
adj.
2. Elect. , Engin. depending for its operation on the lengthening or increasing resistance of a wire when it is heated: hot-wire anemometer; hot-wire microphone.
[ 1950-55 ]