Wiretap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A concealed listening or recording device connected to a communications circuit.
  • n. The act of installing such a device.
  • v. To connect a concealed listening or recording device to.
  • v. To monitor (a telephone line) by means of such a device.
  • verb-intransitive. To install a concealed listening or recording device or use it to monitor communications.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A concealed device connected to a telephone or other communications system that allows a third party to listen or record conversations.
  • n. The act of installing such a device.
  • v. To install or to use such a device.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. the act or event of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information surreptitiously.
  • v. to tap{5} (a telephone or telegraph line) to get information surreptitiously; also, to obtain or record (information) by use of a wiretap.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
  • n. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
    • Verb Form
    wiretapped    wiretapping    wiretaps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    eavesdrop    listen in    investigating    investigation   
    Form
    wiretapping    wiretapper   
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