cable
1. a telegram sent abroad (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
cablegram, overseas telegram
• Hypernyms:
telegram, wire
2. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
line, transmission line
• Hypernyms:
conductor
• Hyponyms:
coaxial cable, coax, coax cable, electrical cable, fiber optic cable,
fibre optic cable, power line, power cable, printer cable
• Part Holonyms:
telephone system, phone system, cable television, cable system, cable television service
3. a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
rope
• Hyponyms:
ground cable
• Part Holonyms:
suspension bridge
4. a nautical unit of depth
• Syn:
cable length, cable's length
• Hypernyms:
linear unit, linear measure
5. television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
• Syn:
cable television
• Hypernyms:
television, telecasting, TV, video
6. a television system that transmits over cables
• Syn:
cable television, cable system, cable television service
• Hypernyms:
television, television system
• Part Meronyms:
line, transmission line
1. send cables, wires, or telegrams (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
telegraph, wire
• Derivationally related forms:
wire (for: wire), wirer (for: wire), telegraphist (for: telegraph), telegrapher (for: telegraph), telegraph (for: telegraph)
• Topics:
telegraphy
• Hypernyms:
telecommunicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They cable them the information
- They cable the information to them
2. fasten with a cable
- cable trees
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
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