0 past participle, past simple of hot-wire
1 to start a car engine without using the key, especially in order to steal the car
Jones stated in 2001 that his pickups were hot-wired and would say nothing beyond this.
Older vehicles, especially ones made before 1986, which have a carbureted engine and a single ignition coil and distributor, can be hot-wired from the engine bay.
