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bug

2 verb
     
bug2 past tense and past participle bugged, present participle bugging [transitive]
1 informal to annoy someone:
It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money.
The baby's crying is really bugging him.
2 to put a bug (=small piece of electronic equipment) somewhere secretly in order to listen to conversations:
Do you think the room is bugged?
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