vverb.emotionannoy persistentlySynset:badger beleaguer bug pester tease
Examples:- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
Derivationally Related Form:pestererteasebadgererteaser
Hypernyms:bedevil crucify dun frustrate rag torment
Inherited Hypernyms:teasetormentharassannoydisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: bug, pester) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: tease, beleaguer, badger)
vverb.perceptiontap a telephone or telegraph wire to get informationSynset:bug intercept tap wiretap
Examples:- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?
Derivationally Related Form:wiretappertapbugtapperwiretap
Hypernyms:eavesdrop listen in
Inherited Hypernyms:wiretaplisten inlistenperceive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: bug)
adj satadj.allhaving hidden electronic eavesdropping devicesExamples:- wired hotel rooms
- even the car is bugged
Antonyms:wireless
Inherited Hypernyms:bugged
Similar to:wired