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Meaning of word wiretap from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.

Example : The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy.
Is this hotel room bugged?.

Synonyms : bug, intercept, tap

Meaning : The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.

Synonyms : tap

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.