(material) A long object used for physical connections, which can be a strong wire or rope, an assembly of ropes, an assembly of wires for electrical circuits, or a strong rope or chain used for mooring or anchoring a ship.

(communication) A noun "cable" represents a system for transmitting television or internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables, including cable television broadcast.

A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

(nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.

(unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.

(finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.

(architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.

(knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.

(transitive) To provide with cable(s)

(transitive) To fasten (as if) with cable(s)

(transitive) To wrap wires to form a cable

(transitive) To send a telegram, news, etc., by cable

(intransitive) To communicate by cable

(architecture, transitive) To ornament with cabling.

(knitting) To create cable stitches.