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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bug up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) To deliberately annoy or irk someone; to deliberately start a conflict with someone.
  2. (transitive) To install a bug (listening device) on a person, thing or place.

Forms

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bugged up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bugged up Tense=Past lexicographic
bugs up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bugging up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic