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Definition bug in American English

bug verb

[transitive] verb
/bʌɡ/
1

to annoy someone

Example

It really bugs me when people smoke in restaurants.

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1.1

to continue asking someone to do something in a way that annoys them

Example

She keeps bugging me to paint the kitchen.

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2

to hide a small piece of electronic equipment somewhere so that you can secretly listen to what people are saying

Example

He was convinced that his office was bugged.

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Definition bug in American English