From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cable
n 1: a telegram sent abroad [syn: cable, cablegram,
overseas telegram]
2: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or
electric power [syn: cable, line, transmission line]
3: a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
4: a nautical unit of depth [syn: cable, cable length,
cable's length]
5: television that is transmitted over cable directly to the
receiver [syn: cable television, cable]
6: a television system that transmits over cables [syn: cable,
cable television, cable system, cable television
service]
v 1: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: cable,
telegraph, wire]
2: fasten with a cable; "cable trees"