Transcription
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- [buhg out]
- /bʌg aʊt/
- /bʌɡ ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhg out]
- /bʌg aʊt/
Definitions of bug out words
- verb bug out to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat 3
- noun bug out an act of running away 3
- noun bug out to run away; desert 3
- noun bug out Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 1
- noun bug out (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 1
- noun bug out Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. 1
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Origin of bug out
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; 1885-90 for def 4; 1910-15 for def 5a; 1915-20 for def 14; 1945-50 for def 15; earlier bugge beetle, apparently alteration of Middle English budde, Old English -budda beetle; sense “leave” obscurely related to other senses and perhaps of distinct orig.
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Parts of speech for Bug out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bug out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bug out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bug out
verb bug out
- protrude — to project.
- swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- bloat — to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- distend — Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
Antonyms for bug out
verb bug out
- tighten — make more snug or secure
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- lessen — to become less.
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
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