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Wiretap
01
a method of secretly listening to or recording telephone conversations
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
wiretaps
Examples
The police obtained a warrant to conduct a wiretap on the suspect's phone to gather evidence for the investigation.
to wiretap
01
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
wiretap
3rd person singular
wiretaps
Present participle
wiretapping
Past simple
wiretapped
Past participle
wiretapped
