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1 wiretap
verb \/ˈwaɪətæp\/( om telefon) avlytte
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wiretap — verb (T) to secretly listen to other people s telephone conversations, by fixing something to the wires of their phone wiretap noun (C) wiretapping noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wiretap — I UK [ˈwaɪə(r)ˌtæp] / US [ˈwaɪrˌtæp] noun [countable] Word forms wiretap : singular wiretap plural wiretaps mainly American a) a piece of equipment that secretly lets telephone conversations be heard or recorded b) an occasion when a wiretap is… … English dictionary
wiretap — wire|tap1 [ waır,tæp ] noun count a piece of equipment that secretly lets telephone conversations be heard or recorded a. an occasion when a wiretap is used wiretap wire|tap 2 [ waır,tæp ] verb intransitive or transitive to connect a special… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wiretap — [[t]wa͟ɪ͟ə(r)tæp[/t]] wiretaps, wiretapping, wiretapped also wire tap VERB If someone wiretaps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. [AM] [V n] The coach said his club had … English dictionary
wiretap — I. Date: 1904 intransitive verb to tap a telephone or telegraph wire in order to get information transitive verb to tap the telephone of II. noun Date: 1948 1. the act or an instance of wiretapping 2. an electrical connection for wiretapping … New Collegiate Dictionary
wiretap — I noun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information • Syn: ↑tap • Derivationally related forms: ↑tap (for: ↑tap) • Hypernyms: ↑inve … Useful english dictionary
wiretap — 1. noun a) A concealed device connected to a telephone or other communications system that allows a third party to listen or record conversations. b) The act of installing such a device. 2. verb … Wiktionary
wiretap — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To monitor (telephone calls) with a concealed listening device connected to the circuit: bug, tap2. See INVESTIGATE … English dictionary for students
listen in — verb 1. listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑listen • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. listen without the speaker s knowledge the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife s conversations … Useful english dictionary
eavesdrop — verb sorry, I refuse to eavesdrop on Kenny for you Syn: listen in on, spy on; monitor, tap, wiretap, record, overhear; informal snoop on, bug … Thesaurus of popular words
List of English back-formations — Back formation refers to either the process of creating a new lexeme (less precisely, a new word ) by removing actual or supposed affixes, or to the neologism formed by such a process. Back formations are shortened words created from longer words … Wikipedia