Cable - English meaning

ˈkeɪ.bəl

Cable – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles.
Usage examples:
Steel cables held the convoy together
Synonims:
RopeCordLineGuyPiece of cordageWireChainHawserStayBridleTopping liftChoker
noun
An insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals.
Usage examples:
An underground cable
Synonims:
WireLeadCordPower lineFlex

verb
Send a message to (someone) by cablegram.
Usage examples:
He cabled her to cancel all arrangements
verb
Provide (an area) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television.
Usage examples:
Nearly all urban areas are cabled, so viewers can choose from up to 20 channels
verb
Decorate (a structure) with rope-shaped mouldings.

noun
(a length of) wire, esp. twisted into thick, strong rope or used to carry electricity
Usage examples:
[ c ] they dug up the road in order to lay phone cables.

noun
A set of covered wires or fibres that electrical or electronic signals travel through
Usage examples:
Lay/install cable hotels use wi-fi to provide in-room access without having to lay cable., ethernet…

noun
A set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.
Usage examples:
A length of cable, the road has been dug up in order to lay cables., overhead power cables

noun
→ cable television
Usage examples:
The office has gone over to cable., this channel is only available on cable.

verb
To put cables under the ground in an area so that television or phone signals can be sent along them
Usage examples:
Many rural areas have not yet been cabled., you will have to buy a satellite dish or get cabled up.

Cable translation into English

Cable: translate from English into Chinese

电缆, 缆, 电报, 铁索, 打电报, 拍电报

Cable: translate from English into Dutch

Kabel, Kabellengte, Tros, Kabelen, Telegraferen, Kabeltelegram, Telegraafkabel, Seinen, Kabelbericht, Met een kabel vastmaken, Berichten

Cable: translate from English into French

Câble, Câbler, Encablure, Télégraphier, Faire fixer

Cable: translate from English into German

Kabel, Leitung, Seil, Kabelfernsehen, Drahtseil, Kabeln, Telegramm, Tau, Trosse, Leitungskabel, Telegraphieren, Telegrafieren, Telegraphisch durchgeben, Ein telegramm schicken, Verschränken

Cable: translate from English into Hindi

केबल, रस्सा, समुद्री तार, मोटा तार, मोटा तार जोडा़मा, रस्सा से जोड़ना, समुद्री तार भेजना, समुद्री तार से भेजना, नौरज्जू, ज़ंजीर

Cable: translate from English into Italian

Cavo, Fune, Filo, Cablogramma, Cablare, Gomena, Telegrafare, Fornire di cavo, Mandare un cablogramma

Cable: translate from English into Korean

케이블, 유선, 굵은 밧줄, 피복 전선, 외전, 삭조, 전선에 의한 해외 전보, 해저전신으로 보내다, 밧줄로 매다, 해외전보를 치다, 새끼 모양의 장식을 달다

Cable: translate from English into Russian

Кабель, Трос, Кабельный, Канат, Телеграмма, Канатный, Телеграфировать, Кабельтов, Каблограмма, Якорная цепь, Витой орнамент, Закреплять канатом, Привязывать тросом, Украшать витым орнаментом

Cable: translate from English into Spanish

Cable, Línea, Conductor, Telegrama, Cablegrama, Cablegrafiar, Amarra, Línea de transmisión, Enviar un telegrama, Cabo

Word origin

Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French chable, from late Latin capulum ‘halter’.

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Cable – similar words

cabled

ˈkeɪ.bəl

verb
Send a message to (someone) by cablegram.
Usage examples:
He cabled her to cancel all arrangements

noun
A thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles.
Usage examples:
Steel cables held the convoy together

noun
An insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals.
Usage examples:
An underground cable

Cabled - all meanings in English

Cable synonims

bridle

ˈbraɪ.dəl

noun
The headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled straps to which a bit and reins are attached.
Usage examples:
Grooms came at once to take the bridles

verb
Put a bridle on (a horse).
Usage examples:
Five horses, saddled and bridled, were tied by the reins to branches of trees

noun
A set of leather straps that are put around a horse's head to allow its rider to control it

Bridle - all meanings in English

chain

tʃeɪn

noun
A series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads.
Usage examples:
He slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain across

verb
Fasten or secure with a chain.
Usage examples:
She chained her bicycle to the railings

noun
A length of metal rings that are connected together and used for fastening or supporting, and in machinery
Usage examples:
She looped the chain around her bike and locked it to the fence., mary wore a silver chain around h…

Chain - all meanings in English

choker

ˈtʃəʊ.kər

noun
A necklace or ornamental band of fabric that fits closely round the neck.
Usage examples:
Her only ornament was a simple pearl choker

noun
A piece of jewelry that fits very closely around the neck
Usage examples:
A pearl choker

noun
A narrow strip of cloth or a necklace that fits very closely around the neck
Usage examples:
A pearl choker

Choker - all meanings in English

cord

kɔːd

noun
Thin, flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands.
Usage examples:
Hang the picture from a rail on a length of cord

verb
Attach a cord to.
Usage examples:
You will need to cord the blind

noun
(a length of) rope or string made of twisted threads
Usage examples:
Where's the cord that ties back the curtains?

Cord - all meanings in English

flex

fleks

verb
(with reference to a limb or joint) bend or become bent.
Usage examples:
She saw him flex his ankle and wince

noun
The action or state of flexing.
Usage examples:
Add rigidity and eliminate brake flex

noun
A flexible insulated cable used for carrying electric current to an appliance.
Usage examples:
Reading crown court was told that she took an electric flex intending to throttle the ripper.

Flex - all meanings in English

guy

ɡaɪ

noun
A man.
Usage examples:
He's a nice guy

verb
Make fun of; ridicule.
Usage examples:
She never stopped guying him about his weight

verb
Secure with a guy or guys.
Usage examples:
It was set on concrete footings and guyed with steel cable

Guy - all meanings in English

hawser

ˈhɔː.zər

noun
A thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.
Usage examples:
Many of the ship's 625 passengers peered at the spectacle below, as the ship was moored along the p…

noun
A strong, thick rope, often made of steel

Hawser - all meanings in English

lead

liːd

verb
Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.
Usage examples:
She emerged leading a bay horse

noun
The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.
Usage examples:
Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun
A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.
Usage examples:
There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

Lead - all meanings in English

line

laɪn

noun
A long, narrow mark or band.
Usage examples:
A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb
Stand or be positioned at intervals along.
Usage examples:
A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb
Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.
Usage examples:
A basket lined with polythene

Line - all meanings in English

rope

noun
A length of thick strong cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, or similar material.
Usage examples:
There was no way down, even with a rope

verb
Catch, fasten, or secure with rope.
Usage examples:
The calves must be roped and led out of the stockade

Rope - all meanings in English

stay

verb
Remain in the same place.
Usage examples:
You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun
A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.
Usage examples:
An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb
Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.
Usage examples:
We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

Stay - all meanings in English

wire

noun
Metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod.
Usage examples:
A coil of copper wire

verb
Install electric circuits or wires in.
Usage examples:
Wiring a plug

Wire - all meanings in English

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