3 N‑COUNT If there is a bug in a computer program, there is a mistake in it. [COMPUTING ] □ There is a bug in the software.
4 N‑COUNT A bug is a tiny hidden microphone which transmits what people are saying. □ There was a bug on the phone.
5 VERB If someone bugs a place, they hide tiny microphones in it which transmit what people are saying. □ [V n] He heard that they were planning to bug his office. ● bug|ging N‑UNCOUNT □ …an electronic bugging device.
6 N‑SING [oft n N ] You can say that someone has been bitten by a particular bug when they suddenly become very enthusiastic about something. [INFORMAL ] □ I've definitely been bitten by the gardening bug. □ Roundhay Park in Leeds was the place I first got the fishing bug.
7 VERB If someone or something bugs you, they worry or annoy you. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] I only did it to bug my parents.
bug|bear /bʌ gbeə r / (bugbears ) N‑COUNT Something or someone that is your bugbear worries or upsets you. □ Money is my biggest bugbear.
bu g-eyed ADJ A bug-eyed person or animal has eyes that stick out. [INFORMAL ] □ …bug-eyed monsters. □ We were bug-eyed in wonderment.
bug|ger /bʌ gə r / (buggers , buggering , buggered )
1 N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] Some people use bugger to describe a person who has done something annoying or stupid. [mainly BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , DISAPPROVAL ]
2 N‑SING Some people say that a job or task is a bugger when it is difficult to do. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE ]
3 VERB Some people use bugger in expressions such as bugger him or bugger the cost in order to emphasize that they do not care about the person or thing that the word or phrase refers to. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , FEELINGS ]
4 VERB To bugger someone means to have anal intercourse with them.
5 EXCLAM Some people say bugger it or bugger when they are angry that something has gone wrong. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , FEELINGS ]
▸ bugger about or bugger around PHRASAL VERB If someone buggers about or buggers around , they waste time doing unnecessary things. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , DISAPPROVAL ]
▸ bugger off PHRASAL VERB If someone buggers off , they go away quickly and suddenly. People often say bugger off as a rude way of telling someone to go away. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE ]
▸ bugger up PHRASAL VERB If someone buggers something up , they ruin it or spoil it. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , DISAPPROVAL ]
bu g|ger a ll also bugger-all PRON Bugger all is a rude way of saying 'nothing'. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE ]
bug|gered /bʌ gə r d/
1 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone says that they will be buggered if they do something, they mean that they do not want to do it and they will definitely not do it. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , EMPHASIS ]
2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone says that they are buggered , they mean that they are very tired. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE ]
3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone says that something is buggered , they mean that it is completely ruined or broken. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE ]
bug|gery /bʌ gəri/ N‑UNCOUNT Buggery is anal intercourse.
bug|gy /bʌ gi/ (buggies )
1 N‑COUNT A buggy is the same as a baby buggy .
2 N‑COUNT A buggy is a small lightweight carriage pulled by one horse.
bu|gle /bjuː g ə l/ (bugles ) N‑COUNT A bugle is a simple brass musical instrument that looks like a small trumpet. Bugles are often used in the army to announce when activities such as meals are about to begin.
bu|gler /bjuː glə r / (buglers ) N‑COUNT A bugler is someone who plays the bugle.
build ◆◆◆ /b I ld/ (builds , building , built )
1 VERB If you build something, you make it by joining things together. □ [V n] Developers are now proposing to build a hotel on the site. □ [be V -ed + in ] The house was built in the early 19th century. ● build|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ In Japan, the building of Kansai airport continues. ● built ADJ [adv ADJ , ADJ to-inf] □ Even newly built houses can need repairs. □ [+ for ] It's a product built for safety. □ …structures that are built to last.
2 VERB If you build something into a wall or object, you make it in such a way that it is in the wall or object, or is part of it. □ [be V -ed + into ] If the TV was built into the ceiling, you could lie there while watching your favourite programme.
3 VERB If people build an organization, a society, or a relationship, they gradually form it. □ [V n] He and a partner set up on their own and built a successful fashion company. □ [V n] Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy. □ [V n] I wanted to build a relationship with my team. ● build|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the building of the great civilisations of the ancient world.
4 VERB If you build an organization, system, or product on something, you base it on it. □ [V n prep] We will then have a firmer foundation of fact on which to build theories.
5 VERB If you build something into a policy, system, or product, you make it part of it. □ [V n into n] We have to build computers into the school curriculum. □ [V n into n] How much delay should we build into the plan?