adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of wiretap form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a covert surveillance of a conversation.

Synonyms

All synonyms

attendattend toauscultatebe all earsbend an earbug

Example

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"The FBI secretly wiretapped the criminal's room."

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