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   bug

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   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 does bug mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BUG definition: 1. a very small insect 2. an illness that is usually not serious and is caused by bacteria or a…. Learn more.

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   What is a bug in a computer program?

   • A bug is an illness which is caused by small organisms such as bacteria. I think I've got a bit of a stomach bug. There was a bug going around at the club. ...the killer brain bug meningitis. If there is a bug in a computer program, there is a mistake in it. There is a bug in the software.

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   What does bug mean in a sentence?

   • 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. How to use bug in a sentence.

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   What is a bug in science?

   • In strict scientific usage, a bug is an insect belonging to the order of the true bugs. See true bug. Usage The word bug is often used to refer to tiny creatures that crawl along, such as insects and even small animals that are not insects, such as spiders and millipedes. But for scientists, the word has a much narrower meaning.

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   What is a bug called?

   • 1. Also called true bug. any insect of the order Hemiptera, characterized by sucking mouthparts and thickened, leathery forewings. 2. (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 3. Informal. any microorganism, esp. a virus: an intestinal bug. 4. a defect, error, or imperfection, as in computer software. 5. Informal.

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   What is a Bug River?

   • 1. also Western Bug A river of eastern Europe rising in southwest Ukraine and flowing about 770 km (480 mi) through Poland to the Vistula River near Warsaw. 2. also Southern Bug A river of southern Ukraine rising in the southwest part and flowing about 853 km (530 mi) generally southeast to the Black Sea. n. 1. a.

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    a harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.