| cable | |
| 1. n. (material) A long object used to make a physical connection. | |
| 2. n. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. | |
| 3. n. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. | |
| 4. n. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. | |
| 5. n. (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship. | |
| 6. n. (communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables. | |
| I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out. | |
| 7. n. Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna. | |
| 8. n. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable. | |
| 9. n. (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile. | |
| 10. n. (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m. | |
| 11. n. (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar. | |
| 12. n. (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope. | |
| 13. v. To provide with cable(s) | |
| 14. v. To fasten (as if) with cable(s) | |
| 15. v. To wrap wires to form a cable | |
| 16. v. To send a telegram by cable | |
| 17. v. (intransitive) To communicate by cable | |
| 18. v. (architecture, transitive) To ornament with cabling. | |
