Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, 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

bugs up, bugging up, bugged up, bugged up
Base formbug up · to bug up
3rd person singularbugs up
Present participlebugging up
Past simplebugged up
Past participlebugged up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybug up
he, she, itbugs up

Past simpleLesson

all personsbugged up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bugged up
he, she, ithas bugged up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bug up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
buffoonC1bugA2buggerbuggy
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