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Noun cable has 6 senses

cable, cablegram, overseas telegram - a telegram sent abroad
--₁ is a kind of telegram, wire

Derived form: verb cable₁
cable, line, transmission line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
--₂ is a kind of conductor
--₂ is a part of
telephone system, phone system; cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
--₂ has particulars:
coaxial cable, coax, coax cable; electrical cable; fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable; power line, power cable; printer cable
cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
--₃ is a kind of rope
--₃ is a part of suspension bridge
--₃ has particulars: ground cable
cable, cable length, cable's length - a nautical unit of depth
--₄ is a kind of linear unit
cable television, cable - television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
--₅ is a kind of television, telecasting, TV, video
cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service - a television system transmitted over cables
--₆ is a kind of television, television system
--₆ has parts: cable, line, transmission line

Verb cable has 2 senses

cable, telegraph, wire - send cables, wires, or telegrams
--₁ is one way to telecommunicate

Derived form: noun cable₁
Sample sentences:
They cable them the information
They cable the information to them
cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees"
--₂ is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP