ALL meanings of bugging
bug
B b - noun bugging surveillance using a hidden microphone 3
- noun bugging (as modifier) 3
- noun bugging Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 1
- noun bugging (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 1
- noun bugging Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. 1
- noun bugging Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane. 1
- noun bugging Informal. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug. a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug. 1
- noun bugging Informal. a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device. any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device, give warning of an intruder, or indicate location. 1
- noun bugging a mark, as an asterisk, that indicates a particular item, level, etc. 1
- noun bugging Horse Racing. the five-pound weight allowance that can be claimed by an apprentice jockey. 1
- noun bugging a telegraph key that automatically transmits a series of dots when moved to one side and one dash when moved to the other. 1
- noun bugging Poker Slang. a joker that can be used only as an ace or as a wild card to fill a straight or a flush. 1
- noun bugging Printing. a label printed on certain matter to indicate that it was produced by a union shop. 1
- noun bugging any of various fishing plugs resembling an insect. 1
- noun bugging Chiefly British. a bedbug. 1
- verb with object bugging to install a secret listening device in (a room, building, etc.) or on (a telephone or other device): The phone had been bugged. 1
- verb with object bugging to bother; annoy; pester: She's bugging him to get her into show business. 1
- idioms bugging put a bug in someone's ear, to give someone a subtle suggestion; hint: We put a bug in his ear about a new gymnasium. 1
- noun bugging electronic surveillance. 0
- verb bugging present participle of bug. 0