wiretap

wiretap
Synonyms and related words:
attend, attend to, auscultate, be all ears, bend an ear, bug, bugging, cloak-and-dagger work, cock the ears, counterespionage, counterintelligence, eavesdrop, electronic surveillance, espial, espionage, examine by ear, following, give attention, give audience to, give ear, hark, hear, hear out, hearken, heed, intelligence, intelligence work, intercept, lend an ear, listen, listen at, listen in, listen to, military intelligence, observation, secret police, secret service, shadowing, sit in on, spying, stakeout, surveillance, tailing, tap, trailing, wiretapping

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  • wiretap — wire·tap 1 / wīr ˌtap/ vb tapped, tap·ping vi: to engage in wiretapping had probable cause to wiretap vt: to interpret through wiretapping a wiretapped telephone conversation; also: to connect to the telephone line of for the purpose of… …   Law dictionary

  • wiretap — v. t. to tap[5] (a telephone or telegraph line) to get information surreptitiously; also, to obtain or record (information) by use of a wiretap. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wiretap — n. the act or event of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information surreptitiously. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wiretap — ☆ wiretap [wīr′tap΄ ] vi., vt. wiretapped, wiretapping to tap (a telephone wire, etc.) to get information secretly or underhandedly n. 1. the act or an instance of wiretapping 2. a device used in wiretapping adj. of or relating to wiretapping… …   English World dictionary

  • wiretap — /wuyeur tap /, n., v., wiretapped, wiretapping, adj. n. 1. an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information. v.t. 2. to obtain (information, evidence, etc.) by tapping telephone or telegraph wires: to… …   Universalium

  • wiretap — I UK [ˈwaɪə(r)ˌtæp] / US [ˈwaɪrˌtæp] noun [countable] Word forms wiretap : singular wiretap plural wiretaps mainly American a) a piece of equipment that secretly lets telephone conversations be heard or recorded b) an occasion when a wiretap is… …   English dictionary

  • wiretap — wire|tap1 [ waır,tæp ] noun count a piece of equipment that secretly lets telephone conversations be heard or recorded a. an occasion when a wiretap is used wiretap wire|tap 2 [ waır,tæp ] verb intransitive or transitive to connect a special… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wiretap — wire•tap [[t]ˈwaɪərˌtæp[/t]] n. v. tapped, tap•ping 1) tgp an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information 2) tgp to listen in on by means of a wiretap: to wiretap a conversation[/ex] 3) tgp to tap… …   From formal English to slang

  • wiretap — [[t]wa͟ɪ͟ə(r)tæp[/t]] wiretaps, wiretapping, wiretapped also wire tap VERB If someone wiretaps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. [AM] [V n] The coach said his club had …   English dictionary

  • wiretap — verb (T) to secretly listen to other people s telephone conversations, by fixing something to the wires of their phone wiretap noun (C) wiretapping noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Wiretap Scars — Studio album by Sparta Released August 13, 2002 …   Wikipedia

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