| query | If someone b___ a place, they hide tiny microphones in it which transmit what people are saying.If someone bugs a place, they hide tiny microphones in it which transmit what people are saying. He heard that they were planning to bug his office. I found out my phone was bugged. ...an electronic bugging device. |
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| word | bug |
| full-definition | noun A bug is an insect or similar small creature . We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls. ...a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing. A bug is an illness which is caused by small organisms such as bacteria. I think I've got a bit of a stomach bug. There was a bug going around at the club. ...the killer brain bug meningitis. If there is a bug in a computer program, there is a mistake in it. There is a bug in the software. A bug is a tiny hidden microphone which transmits what people are saying . There was a bug on the phone. You can say that someone has been bitten by a particular bug when they suddenly become very enthusiastic about something. I've definitely been bitten by the gardening bug. Roundhay Park in Leeds was the place I first got the fishing bug. verb If someone bugs a place, they hide tiny microphones in it which transmit what people are saying. He heard that they were planning to bug his office. I found out my phone was bugged. ...an electronic bugging device. If someone or something bugs you, they worry or annoy you. I only did it to bug my parents. |
| inflections | bugsbuggingbuggedbeastiecreepy-crawlybugging |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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