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bugga — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  • tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

bugga is used for these senses in English:

  • bug (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
  • tap (communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]

bug — full definition

  1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
  3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
  4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
  5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

tap — full definition

  1. noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
  2. verb To hit something lightly and briefly, often to get attention or make contact.
  3. verb To secretly connect a device to a phone line or communication channel in order to listen in.
  4. verb To draw on or make use of a resource, often one that was previously unused.

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