"cables" in the noun sense
1. cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
a telegram sent abroad
2. cable, line, transmission line
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
3. cable
a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
4. cable, cable length, cable's length
a nautical unit of depth
5. cable television, cable
television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
6. cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
a television system that transmits over cables
"cables" in the verb sense
1. cable, telegraph, wire
send cables, wires, or telegrams
2. cable
fasten with a cable
"cable trees"
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