Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bug in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: bug in
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hunker down or fortify oneself in place, such as in a bunker, during an emergency or apocalypse.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

bugs in (present, singular) bugging in (participle, present) bugged in (participle, past) bugged in (past)

Antonyms

bug out

Questions

What does bug in mean?: To hunker down or fortify oneself in place, such as in a bunker, during an emergency or apocalypse.

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