/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hot wire Find synonyms for: Verb1. hot-wire, start, start upusage: 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"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: entomology Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language