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   bug

   /bʌɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium: informal "their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs"
   • ▪ an illness caused by a microorganism: "he'd just recovered from a flu bug" Similar illnessailmentinfectiondiseasedisordersicknessafflictionmaladycomplaintupsetconditioninfirmityindispositionmalaisebacteriumgermvirusbacillusmicroorganismmicrobeinformal:lurgy
   • ▪ an enthusiastic interest in something: "they caught the sailing bug" Similar obsessionenthusiasmcrazefadmaniaragepassionfixationhobbyinterestpastimeinformal:thing
   • 2. a small insect: North American "a thick green scum which crawls with bugs, centipedes, and worse" Similar insectfleamitemidgeinformal:creepy-crawlybeastieminibeast
   • 3. an insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking.
   • 4. a concealed miniature microphone, used for secret eavesdropping or recording: "they cleaned out the bugs and wiretaps" Similar listening devicehidden microphonereceivertransmitterwirewiretapphone taptapinformal:bugging device
   • 5. an error in a computer program or system: "a custom program we used developed a bug" Similar faulterrordefectflawimperfectionfailingbreakdownvirusinformal:glitchgremlinsnarl-up

   verb

   • 1. conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly: "their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged"
   • ▪ record or listen to (a conversation) using a concealed microphone: "she fears that her conversations were bugged" Similar recordtaplisten in oneavesdrop onspy onoverhearwiretaptapmonitorphone-tapinformal:snoop on
   • 2. annoy or bother (someone): informal "a persistent reporter was bugging me" Similar annoyirritatevexmake angrymake crossangerexasperateirkgallpiqueput outdispleaseget/put someone's back upantagonizeget on someone's nervesrub up the wrong wayruffleruffle someone's feathersmake someone's hackles riseraise someone's hacklesenrageinfuriatemaddenmake someone's blood boildrive to distractiongoadprovokeinformal:aggravatepeevehasslemiffrilenettleneedlegetget tohack offget under someone's skinget in someone's hairget someone's goatrattle someone's cagedrive mad/crazydrive round the bend/twistdrive up the wallmake someone see redwind upnarkget acrossget on someone's wickget up someone's noseput someone's nose out of jointgive someone the humptee offtick offburn uprankleridegravelbum outrarkvulgar slang:piss offget on someone's titsinformal, dated:give someone the pipget someone's dander uprare:exacerbatehumpraspOpposite pleasegratify

   Word Origin early 17th century: of unknown origin. Current verb senses date from the mid 20th century.

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   What is a basic definition of bug? The word bug is used loosely to mean an insect or creature that resembles an insect. Bug is also used to mean a glitch or imperfection, as in a computer program.

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   Learn the meaning of bug as a noun and a verb in English, with different senses related to insects, illnesses, computer problems, devices, and enthusiasms. See examples of bug in sentences and phrases from various sources.

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   Bug can refer to various types of insects, microorganisms, devices, or problems. Learn the different meanings and examples of bug as a noun and a verb.

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   Definitions of bug. noun. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate. see more. noun. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis. synonyms: hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect. see more. noun.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bugBug Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BUG is any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests —called also true bug.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word bug in English, from insects and diseases to computer errors and spying devices. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin of bug.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word bug, from insects and microorganisms to annoyances and devices. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and examples of bug in different contexts.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBUG | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   Bug can mean a bacteria or virus, a computer error, a small insect, a listening device, or an annoyance. Learn how to use bug in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

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    Define bug. bug synonyms, bug pronunciation, bug translation, English dictionary definition of bug. 1. also Western Bug A river of eastern Europe rising in southwest Ukraine and flowing about 770 km through Poland to the Vistula River near Warsaw.

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of BUG. 1 [count] chiefly US, informal: a usually small insect. There's a bug in my soup! Close the door. You're letting the bugs in. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples — often used before another noun. Her legs were covered in bug bites. [=itchy or painful wounds from insects]