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Synonyms for "wiretap" in English

Summary

English Synonyms: more detail...

wiretap:
- tap; wiretap
- bug; tap; intercept; wiretap

English

Detailed Synonyms for wiretap in English

wiretap:

wiretap [the ~] nom

the wiretap

– the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information ¹
the tap; the wiretap
– the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information ¹
- tap [the ~] nom
- wiretap [the ~] nom

wiretap verbe

wiretap

– tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information ¹
bug; to tap; intercept; wiretap
– tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information ¹
- bug verbe
  - Is this hotel room bugged?¹
- tap verbe (taps, tapped, tapping)
  - The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy¹
- intercept verbe
- wiretap verbe

Alternate Synonyms for "wiretap":

tap; investigation; investigating
tap; intercept; bug; listen in; eavesdrop

Related Definitions for "wiretap":

the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information¹
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University