English noun: cable | |||
1. | cable (communication) a telegram sent abroad | ||
Synonyms | cablegram, overseas telegram | ||
Broader (hypernym) | telegram, wire | ||
2. | cable (artifact) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power | ||
Synonyms | line, transmission line | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conductor | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coax, coax cable, coaxial cable, electrical cable, fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable, power cable, power line, printer cable | ||
Part meronym | cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service, phone system, telephone system | ||
3. | cable (artifact) a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rope | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ground cable | ||
Part meronym | suspension bridge | ||
4. | cable (quantity) a nautical unit of depth | ||
Synonyms | cable length, cable's length | ||
Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
5. | cable (communication) television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver | ||
Synonyms | cable television | ||
Broader (hypernym) | telecasting, television, TV, video | ||
6. | cable (artifact) a television system that transmits over cables | ||
Synonyms | cable system, cable television, cable television service | ||
Broader (hypernym) | television, television system | ||
Part holonym | cable, line, transmission line | ||
English verb: cable | |||
1. | cable (communication) send cables, wires, or telegrams | ||
Examples | They cable them the information, They cable the information to them | ||
Synonyms | telegraph, wire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | telecommunicate | ||
Domain category | telegraphy | ||
2. | cable (contact) fasten with a cable | ||
Samples | Cable trees. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||