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WIRETAP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

tap; wiretap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("wiretap" is a kind of...):

investigating; investigation (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)

Derivation:

wiretap (tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

Example:

Is this hotel room bugged?

Synonyms:

bug; intercept; tap; wiretap

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "wiretap" is one way to...):

eavesdrop; listen in (listen without the speaker's knowledge)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

wiretap (the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information)

wiretapper (someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire)

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