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Noun
wiretap
has 1 sense
wiretap
,
tap
- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
--
1
is a kind of
investigation
,
investigating
Derived form:
verb
wiretap
1
,
Verb
wiretap
has 1 sense
wiretap
,
tap
,
intercept
,
bug
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information;
"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
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1
is one way to
listen in
,
eavesdrop
Derived forms:
noun
wiretap
1
,
noun
wiretapper
1
Sample sentence:
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