bug up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To accidentally put mistakes into a computer program that make it stop working properly.
Literal meaning: To fill something up with bugs (software errors).
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To introduce errors or bugs into a piece of software, causing it to malfunction.
"That last update totally bugged up the login module — half the users can't sign in."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in software development and computing contexts. Relatively rare and not found in most mainstream dictionaries. More common alternatives include 'break', 'corrupt', or 'mess up'.
Commonly used with
code system program update build
Forms
Base
bug up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bugs up
he/she/it
Past simple
buged up
yesterday
Past participle
buged up
have + pp
-ing form
buging up
continuous
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