Definitions for wiretap

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wiretap wire·tap

Spelling: [wahyuh r-tap]

IPA: /ˈwaɪərˌtæp/

Wiretap is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 220 anagrams from letters in wiretap (aeiprtw).

Definitions for wiretap

noun

1. an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.

adjective

1. pertaining to or obtained by wiretap.

verb (used with object)

1. to obtain (information, evidence, etc.) by tapping telephone or telegraph wires:
2. to listen in on by means of a wiretap:

verb (used without object)

1. to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.

Origin of wiretap

First recorded in 1950-55; back formation from wiretapper

Examples for wiretap

After a wiretap at the home of a Civella relative produced devastating evidence of hidden ownership, the FBI moved in.

After all, to get a FISA judge to grant a warrant, you at least need to know the name of the person you want to wiretap.

Tipped off by the wiretap, federal agents in another incident pulled over a locked freezer truck, loaded with 26 people.