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- Dictionarybug/bʌɡ/
noun
- 1. a harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium: informal "their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs"
- 2. a small insect: North American "a thick green scum which crawls with bugs, centipedes, and worse" Similar
verb
- 1. conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly: "their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged"
- 2. annoy or bother (someone): informal "a persistent reporter was bugging me" Similar Opposite
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(Definition of bugged from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bugged. bugged. Nor do we know that our offshore areas have not already been effectively bugged. From the. Hansard archive. We now have an instance where a conversation has been taped and where telephones have been bugged.
They wouldn't ask him to place any surveillance gadgets in cars, but the shop would be bugged from floor to ceiling. From Wired That question has bugged planetary scientists for decades.
bugged. If something is bugged, it has a secret microphone or camera planted in it for spying on people. A TV detective might say, "Don't say anything! The room is bugged." A bugged phone has a small microphone hidden inside it so that some person or organization can listen in on its owner's conversations.
If a place or a telephone is bugged, tiny microphones have been hidden in it which transmit what people are saying. American English : bugged / ˈbʌɡd / Arabic : مُراقَب بِجِهاز سِرِّيّ
Jun 3, 2024 · bugged ( comparative more bugged, superlative most bugged) ( computing) Affected by a bug (computer error) . Synonym: buggy. The latest version of the software is extremely bugged. Containing a bug (interceptive listening device) . I won't speak candidly since I don't know if her apartment is bugged or not.
The meaning of BUG is any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests —called also true bug.
1. a. To annoy; pester. b. To prey on; worry: a memory that bugged me for years. 2. To equip (a room or telephone circuit, for example) with a concealed electronic listening device.
If a place or a telephone is bugged, tiny microphones have been hidden in it which transmit what people are saying. American English : bugged / ˈbʌɡd / Arabic : مُراقَب بِجِهاز سِرِّيّ
a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug. a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug. Informal Terms. a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device.
Bugged Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Verb. Filter. verb. Simple past tense and past participle of bug. Wiktionary. Synonyms: chafed. exasperated. galled. gotten. irked. bothered. nettled. provoked. riled. ruffled. disturbed. vexed. irritated. aggravated. annoyed. Bugged Sentence Examples. It really bugged me.
