'wiretap' definitions:
Definition of 'wiretap'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'wiretap'
From: GCIDE
- wiretap \wiretap\ n. the act or event of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information surreptitiously. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'wiretap'
From: GCIDE
- wiretap \wiretap\ 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. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'wiretap'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- attend,
- attend to,
- auscultate,
- be all ears,
- bend an ear,
- bug,
- bugging,
- cloak-and-dagger work,
- cock the ears,
- counterespionage,
- counterintelligence,
- eavesdrop,
- electronic surveillance,
- espial,
- espionage,
- examine by ear,
- following,
- give attention,
- give audience to,
- give ear,
- hark,
- hear,
- hear out,
- hearken,
- heed,
- intelligence,
- intelligence work,
- intercept,
- lend an ear,
- listen,
- listen at,
- listen in,
- listen to,
- military intelligence,
- observation,
- secret police,
- secret service,
- shadowing,
- sit in on,
- spying,
- stakeout,
- surveillance,
- tailing,
- tap,
- trailing,
- wiretapping