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- Dictionarywiretap/ˈwʌɪətap/
noun
- 1. an act of using a listening device to conduct surveillance, typically over a phone line: "illegal wiretaps of leading politicians"
verb
- 1. use a listening device to conduct surveillance on: "he illegally wiretapped people who were in disputes with his clients"
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a device secretly attached to a telephone for listening to people's telephone conversations: The government put a wiretap on his phone. Legally placing a bug or wiretap is a complicated process for federal authorities. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of WIRETAP is to tap a telephone or telegraph wire or cellular signal in order to get information. How to use wiretap in a sentence.
to secretly listen to people by connecting a listening device to their telephone, or to attach a listening device to a telephone for this purpose: The police chief was accused of illegally wiretapping politicians, government officials, and journalists. We have laws to protect us from people wiretapping our phones. More examplesFewer examples.
To wiretap is to secretly listen in on someone's phone conversation. In some cases, the FBI will use a wiretap to investigate a serious federal crime.
Wiretap definition: an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.. See examples of WIRETAP used in a sentence.
verb. If someone wiretaps your phone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. [US] The coach said his club had wire-tapped the hotel room of a player during a road trip. [VERB noun] Wiretap is also a noun.
n. 1. An act of secretly listening to or recording a person's telephone or internet conversations, often as part of a police investigation. 2. A device that is connected to a communications circuit in a concealed fashion in order to enable a wiretap. tr.v. wire·tapped, wire·tap·ping, wire·taps. 1.
Wiretap definition: An act of secretly listening to or recording a person's telephone or Internet conversations, often as part of a police investigation.
noun. /ˈwaɪətæp/ /ˈwaɪərtæp/ a device that can be attached to somebody's phone line in order to listen to their conversations secretly. the use of illegal wiretaps. Want to learn more?
WIRETAP meaning: 1 : a device that allows someone to secretly listen to phone conversations tap; 2 : a conversation that has been recorded using a wiretap.
