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wiretapped

wiretapped adjective: of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a covert surveillance of a conversation. Also the simple past and past participle of wiretap.

Adjective

wiretapped

  1. Of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a covert surveillance of a conversation.

Also used as

wiretapped is also the simple past and past participle of wiretap.

Questions about wiretapped

What does wiretapped mean?
Wiretapped means of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a covert surveillance of a conversation.
What part of speech is wiretapped?
Wiretapped is an adjective.

Words near wiretapped in the dictionary

  1. wiresome
  2. wirestem
  3. wiretail
  4. wiretails
  5. wiretap
  6. wiretapped
  7. wiretapper
  8. wiretappers
  9. wiretapping
  10. wiretappings
  11. wiretaps

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