kabel — meaning in English

English meaning

• cable noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
• wire noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.

Senses

kabel is used for these senses in English:

• stool pigeon (slang, obsolete, gambling) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.
• wire A metal conductor that carries electricity.
• wire (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

cable — full definition

1. noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
2. verb To send a message by telegraph or undersea cable; more loosely, to send an urgent message.

wire — full definition

1. noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.
2. verb To connect something using wires, especially for electricity.
3. verb To send money electronically from one account to another.
4. verb Informal: to secretly fit someone or something with a hidden microphone.

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