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wire·tap
(wīr′tăp′)n.
1. An act of secretly listening to or recording a person's telephone or internet conversations, often as part of a police investigation.
2. A device that is connected to a communications circuit in a concealed fashion in order to enable a wiretap.
tr.v. wire·tapped, wire·tap·ping, wire·taps
1. To listen to or record in secret (a conversation carried on over a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.
2. To wiretap the conversations on (a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.
3. To wiretap the conversations of (a person) or the communications devices in (a place).
4. To connect a concealed listening or recording device to (a telephone line).
wire′tap′per n.
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wiretap
(ˈwaɪəˌtæp)vb, -taps, -tapping or -tapped
(Telecommunications) to make a connection to a telegraph or telephone wire in order to obtain information secretly
ˈwireˌtapper n
ˈwireˌtapping n
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wire•tap
(ˈwaɪərˌtæp)n., v. -tapped, -tap•ping. n.
1. an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
v.t. 2. to listen in on by means of a wiretap: to wiretap a conversation.
v.i. 3. to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.
[1900–05]
wire′tap`per, n.
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wiretap
Past participle: wiretapped
Gerund: wiretapping
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| Noun | 1. | wiretap - the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
| Verb | 1. | wiretap - 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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wiretap
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Translations
wiretap
[ˈwaɪətæp] (US)A. VI → intervenir las conexiones telefónicas, practicar escuchas telefónicas
B. VT [+ telephone] → intervenir; [+ room] → poner escuchas telefónicas en
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