'hot-wire' definitions:

Definition of 'hot-wire'

From: WordNet
verb
Start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock; "The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van"

Definition of 'hot-wire'

From: GCIDE
  • hot-wire \hot-wire\ v. t. to start (a car) by using a wire instead of a key, as when stealing the car; the wire is connected to points in the ignition circuit that bypass the key. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]