ˈtelɪɡrɑ:f n. & v. --n. 1 a a
system of or
device for transmitting messages or signals to a
distance esp. by
making and breaking an
electrical connection. b (attrib.) used in
this system (telegraph
pole; telegraph wire). 2 (in full telegraph board) a
board displaying scores or
other information at a match, race
meeting, etc. --v. 1 tr.
send a
message by telegraph
to. 2 tr. send by telegraph. 3 tr.
give an
advance indication of. 4 intr.
make signals (telegraphed to me to
come up). øtelegraph key a device for making and breaking
the electric circuit of a telegraph system. telegraph
plant an E.
Indian plant, Desmodium gyrans,
whose leaves have a
spontaneous jerking
motion. øøtelegrapher n. [F t÷l÷graphe (as
TELE-, -GRAPH)]