wiretap vs intercept

wiretap and intercept both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wiretap	Yes	No	Yes	No
intercept	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wiretap and intercept are synonyms defined as:

wiretap and intercept: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

Other synonyms of wiretap include bug, tap.

wiretap (noun)	intercept (noun)
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information	the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

wiretap (verb)	intercept (verb)
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information	seize on its way
	tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information