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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wire•tap /ˈwaɪrˌtæp/USA pronunciation n., v., -tapped, -tap•ping. n. [countable] - Telecommunicationsan act or instance of making a secret connection to a telephone or telegraph wire in order to intercept conversations and gain information.
v. - Telecommunicationsto listen in on by means of a wiretap: [~ + object]to wiretap conversations; to wiretap a phone.[no object]The detectives were busy wiretapping.
wire•tap•per, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wire•tap (wīər′tap′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tapped, -tap•ping, adj. n. - Telecommunicationsan act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
v.t. - Telecommunicationsto obtain (information, evidence, etc.) by tapping telephone or telegraph wires:to wiretap conversations.
- Telecommunicationsto listen in on by means of a wiretap:to wiretap a telephone; to wiretap a conversation.
v.i. - Telecommunicationsto tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.
adj. - Telecommunicationspertaining to or obtained by wiretap.
- back formation from wiretapper 1950–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wiretap /ˈwaɪəˌtæp/ vb ( -taps, -tapping, -tapped)- to make a connection to a telegraph or telephone wire in order to obtain information secretly
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