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| ca·ble [ káyb'l ] |
noun (plural ca·bles) |
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1. strong rope or wire: a strong thick rope or steel wire, used for lifting, pulling, towing, or securing things
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2. electricity bundle of electrical wires: a group of wires for transmitting electrical signals that are bound together and usually have shared or common insulation
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3. nautical mooring rope or chain: a rope or chain attached to an anchor or used for mooring a ship
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4. telecommunications overseas telegram: a telegram originally sent by underseas cable, now usually by telephone, radio, or satellite
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5. tv
Same as cable television
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6. handicraft
Same as cable stitch
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verb (past and past participle ca·bled, present participle ca·bling, 3rd person present singular ca·bles) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb send telegram: to send somebody a telegram
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2. transitive verb telecommunications send something via telegram: to send something such as money or information to somebody in a distant place by sending a telegram
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3. transitive verb fasten or equip something with cables: to fasten something with cables, or attach cables to something
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4. transitive verb telecommunications supply place with cable TV: to connect a building or area to a cable telecommunications network
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Anglo-Norman, Old N French< late Latin capulum "halter" < Latin capere "seize"] |
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  ca·bler noun |
| ca·bling noun |
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