bug up
bug up · bugs up · bugged up · bugging up
To deliberately annoy or irk someoneTo deliberately annoy or irk someone; to deliberately start a conflict with someone.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To install a bug (listening device) on a person, thing or place.
(intransitive, slang)To deliberately annoy or irk someone; to deliberately start a conflict with someone.
Forms
bugs up, bugging up, bugged up, bugged upirregular
| Base form | bug up · to bug up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bugs up |
| Present participle | bugging up |
| Past simple | bugged up |
| Past participle | bugged up |
Tenses
bug up · bugged up · will bug up · have bugged upPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.