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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate 2: a fault or defect in a system or machine [syn: {glitch}] 3: a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly 4: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {hemipteran}, {hemipteron}] 5: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use [syn: {microbe}, {germ}] verb 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {pester}, {beleaguer}] 2: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" [syn: {wiretap}, {tap}, {intercept}] [also: {bugging}, {bugged}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: adjective 1: having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices; "wired hotel rooms"; "even the car is bugged" From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: |
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