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noun
1.
a heavy, strong rope.
2.
a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges.
3.
a cord of metal wire used to operate or pull a mechanism.
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EXPANDElectricity. an insulated electrical conductor, often in strands, or a combination of electrical conductors insulated from one another.
verb (used with object)
10.
to send (a message) by cable.
11.
to send a cablegram to.
12.
to fasten with a cable.
13.
to furnish with a cable.
14.
to join (cities, parts of a country, etc.) by means of a cable television network: The state will be completely cabled in a few years.
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Cables
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English, probably < Old North French *cable < Late Latin capulum lasso; compare Latin capulāre to rope, halter (cattle), akin to capere to take
1175–1225; Middle English, probably < Old North French *cable < Late Latin capulum lasso; compare Latin capulāre to rope, halter (cattle), akin to capere to take
Related forms
ca·ble·like, adjective
re·ca·ble, verb, re·ca·bled, re·ca·bling.
un·ca·bled, adjective
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