cable

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /keɪbl/

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Noun

Singular cable

Plural cables

A steel wire rope; a cable

1. (countable) A cable is a strong wire or rope that is often made out of metal.

   A strong cable held the two trees together.

2. (countable) (technology) A cable can also be a cord that allows information to pass through.

   My internet wasn't working because a cable was unplugged.

3. (uncountable) Sometimes cable is short for cable television.

   Do you have cable or satellite television?

Verb

Plain form cable

Third-person singular cables

Past tense cabled

Past participle cabled

Present participle cabling

1. To cable something, you use strong wires to attach two things together.

   Cable the boats together so that they don't float away.