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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

wiretap

· IPA /wˈaɪərtˌæp/
01 n. the act or event of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information surreptitiously.
  1. 1.
    the act or event of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information surreptitiously.
02 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.
  1. 1.
    to tap{5} (a telephone or telegraph line) to get information surreptitiously; also, to obtain or record (information) by use of a wiretap.