wiretap
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Sense 1 noun
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
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Sense 2 verb
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wiretap |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | investigating |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wiretap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bug |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wiretapper |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | eavesdrop |