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wiretap

/ wiretap /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
Type of:
investigation investigating
Derived:
tap intercept bug
verb Sense 2
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?"
Type of:
listen in eavesdrop
Derived:
bug tap tapper wiretapper phone tapper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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