wiretap
verb/ˈwaɪətæp/
/ˈwaɪərtæp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wiretap | /ˈwaɪətæp/ /ˈwaɪərtæp/ |
| he / she / it wiretaps | /ˈwaɪətæps/ /ˈwaɪərtæps/ |
| past simple wiretapped | /ˈwaɪətæpt/ /ˈwaɪərtæpt/ |
| past participle wiretapped | /ˈwaɪətæpt/ /ˈwaɪərtæpt/ |
| -ing form wiretapping | /ˈwaɪətæpɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪərtæpɪŋ/ |
- wiretap something to listen secretly to other people's phone conversations by attaching a device to the phone line
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