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bug
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
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noun
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
noun
General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
noun
Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
noun
A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
noun
A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
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Annoy persistently
“The children teased the boy because of his stammer”
verb
Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
“The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”
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The children teased the boy because of his stammer
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
Is this hotel room bugged?
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