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Bug  (bg, bk)
1. also Western Bug A river of eastern Europe rising in southwest Ukraine and flowing about 772 km (480 mi) through Poland to the Vistula River near Warsaw.
2. also Southern Bug A river of southern Ukraine rising in the southwest part and flowing about 853 km (530 mi) generally southeast to the Black Sea.

bug  (bg)
n.
1. A true bug.
2. An insect or similar organism, such as a centipede or an earwig. See Regional Note at lightning bug.
3.
a. A disease-producing microorganism: a flu bug.
b. The illness or disease so produced: "stomach flu, a cold, or just some bug going around" (David Smollar).
4.
a. A defect or difficulty, as in a system or design.
b. Computer Science A defect in the code or routine of a program.
5. An enthusiasm or obsession: got bitten by the writing bug.
6. An enthusiast or devotee; a buff: a model train bug.
7. An electronic listening device, such as a hidden microphone or wiretap, used in surveillance: planted a bug in the suspect's room.
v. bugged, bug·ging, bugs
v.intr.
To grow large; bulge: My eyes bugged when I saw the mess.
v.tr.
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.
3. To make (the eyes) bulge or grow large.
Phrasal Verbs:
bug off Slang
To leave someone alone; go away.
bug out Slang
1. To leave or quit, usually in a hurry.
2. To avoid a responsibility or duty. Often used with on or of: bugged out on his partners at the first sign of trouble.
Idiom:
put a bug in (someone's) ear Informal
To impart useful information to (another) in a subtle, discreet way.

[Origin unknown.]

bugger n.

Room or object that contains a concealed listening device.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bugged - having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices; "wired hotel rooms"; "even the car is bugged"
wired - equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service; "a well-wired house"
Translations
bugged مُراقب odposlouchávaný aflyttet verwanzt ενοχλημένος con micrófonos ocultos jonne on asetettu salakuuntelulaite sur écoute prisluškivan spiato いらいらした 도청장치가 된 voorzien van afluisterapparatuur avlyttet z defektami grampeado, sob escuta раздраженный avlyssnad ดักฟัง gizli dinleme cihazı yerleştirilmiş bực mình 被窃听


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Phil makes no reply, but seizing the chair and its load, sidles away, tightly bugged by the now speechless Mr.
 
 
 
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