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    [Noun]  | "ca*ble" | \ ˈkā-bəl \


    1: a strong rope especially of 10 inches (25 centimeters) or more in circumference

    2: a cable-laid rope

    3: a wire rope or metal chain of great tensile strength

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin capulum lasso, from Latin capere to take {mat|heave:1|};

    [Noun]  | "cable car" 


    1: a vehicle moved by an endless cable:

    2: one suspended from an overhead cable

    3: one that moves along tracks

    Origin: 1874 ;

    [Noun]  | "cable length" 


    1: a maritime unit of length variously reckoned as 100 fathoms, 120 fathoms, or 608 feet

    Origin: 1555 ;

    [Noun]  | "cable modem" 


    1: a modem for connecting a computer to a network over a cable television line

    Origin: 1981 ;

    [Noun]  | "cable television" 


    1: a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers —called also cable TV

    Origin: 1951 ;

    [Noun]  | "cable box" 


    1: a box that receives television signals from a cable television system and sends them to the television

    [Verb]  | "cable" 


    1: to fasten with or as if with a cable

    2: to provide with a cable or cables

    3: to telegraph by submarine cable

    Origin: circa 1500 ;

    [Biographical name]  | "Ca*ble" | \ ˈkā-bəl \


    1: George Washington 1844—1925 American novelist

    [Adjective]  | "ca*ble-knit" | \ ˈkā-bəl-ˌnit \


    1: having or made with a knitting stitch that produces a pattern resembling the twist of a usually two-ply cable

    Origin: 1919 ;

    [Adjective]  | "ca*ble-laid" | \ ˈkā-bəl-ˈlād \


    1: composed of three ropes laid together left-handed with each containing three strands twisted together

    Origin: 1723 ;

    [Noun]  | "cable" 


    1: a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things;


      * e.g., " ... a mass of cables connecting the office computers to the main server "



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     [ "cable" ]

    1: Old skool fat gold chain

      * e.g.,  ... He is flossing with them phat cables 

     [ "cable" ]

    1: fast Internet service

      * e.g.,  ... I used my highspeed cable Internet connection to download some hot Briana Banks videos off Kazaa 

     [ "cable" ]

    2: AKA highspeed broadband

     [ "cable" ]

    3: requires purchase of a cable modem.

     [ "cable" ]

    4: speeds of up to a few mb.

     [ "cable" ]

    5: great for downloading porn and viewing it

     [ "cable" ]

    1: To lay a 'cable'

      * e.g.,  ... I am going to lay a cable 

     [ "cable" ]

    2: To hang a crap

      * e.g.,  ... I am going to do some cable work for telstra 

     [ "cable" ]

    3: To take a shit

     [ "cable" ]

    1: the thiccest bitch with the fattest ass in town. everyone wishes they had an ass as fat as hers.

      * e.g.,  ... 1: omg do you see cable over there? 2: duh! she has the fattest ass ever! i wish she would date me! 

     [ "cable" ]

    1: A character on Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 that n00bs use so they can do Viper Beam 5 million times in a row.

     [ "cable" ]

    1: extremely thick and long cocaine lines

      * e.g.,  ... line me up a cable yo! 

     [ "cable" ]

    1: Something you pay $50 to get 60 extra channels you don't get. You might watch only 2-3 of the extra channels. So you basicly pay $25-$17 a month for the channels you are watching. Also used to get internet. Little kids, ussualy thow fits if they don't have it. You're better off without it.

      * e.g.,  ...  I get 90 channels on my T.V! 

     [ "cable" ]

    1: usually a word used by rich people or by jealouse poor people

      * e.g.,  ... i have unlimited cable and i am better than all those poor people over there with their dial up 

     [ "cable" ]

    1: better than 56k faster for downloading porn!!!

      * e.g.,  ... Little kids under 18 with no life wanking their dick to porn. AKA Rebirth 

     [ "cable" ]

    1: A crappy means of watching television, which gives you extra channels, although none are important and no one watches them, save for people who do nothing but watch TV, not even go online. It also costs far too much, considering the fact that it's not even that great.

      * e.g.,  ... Cable television is eating my bank account! I'm switching to satellite TV! 

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