Found 2 items, similar to hot-wire.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hot-wire hot-wire v : start (a car engine) without a key by short-circuiting the ignition system; “The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van”
English → English (gcide) Definition: hot-wire 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]