Bug meanings. All definitions of Bug

countable noun bug A bug is an insect or similar small creature. 3

countable noun bug A bug is an illness which is caused by small organisms such as bacteria. 3

countable noun bug If there is a bug in a computer program, there is a mistake in it. 3

countable noun bug A bug is a tiny hidden microphone which transmits what people are saying. 3

verb bug If someone bugs a place, they hide tiny microphones in it which transmit what people are saying. 3

singular noun bug You can say that someone has been bitten by a particular bug when they suddenly become very enthusiastic about something. 3

verb bug If someone or something bugs you, they worry or annoy you. 3

noun bug any insect of the order Hemiptera, esp any of the suborder Heteroptera, having piercing and sucking mouthparts specialized as a beak (rostrum) 3

noun bug any insect, such as the June bug or the Croton bug 3

noun bug a microorganism, esp a bacterium, that produces disease 3

noun bug a disease, esp a stomach infection, caused by a microorganism 3

noun bug an obsessive idea, hobby, etc; craze (esp in the phrases get the bug, be bitten by the bug, the bug bites, etc) 3

noun bug a person having such a craze; enthusiast 3

noun bug an error or fault, as in a machine or system, esp in a computer or computer program 3

noun bug a concealed microphone used for recording conversations, as in spying 3

noun bug (in poker) a joker used as an ace or wild card to complete a straight or flush 3

verb bug to irritate; bother 3

verb bug to conceal a microphone in (a room, etc) 3

verb bug (of eyes) to protrude 3

noun bug an evil spirit or spectre; hobgoblin 3

noun bug a river in E Europe, rising in W Ukraine and flowing southeast to the Dnieper estuary and the Black Sea. Length: 853 km (530 miles) 3

noun bug a river in E Europe, rising in SW Ukraine and flowing northwest to the River Vistula in Poland, forming part of the border between Poland and Ukraine. Length: 724 km (450 miles) 3

noun bug river in S Ukraine, flowing southeastward into the Black Sea: 530 mi (853 km) 3

noun bug river in W Ukraine, flowing northwestward into the Vistula near Warsaw and forming part of the border with Poland: 500 mi (805 km) 3

noun bug any of an order (Hemiptera) of insects with sucking mouthparts and with forewings thickened toward the base, as a water bug or squash bug 3

noun bug any small arthropod, esp. if regarded as a pest, as a louse, cockroach, or centipede 3

noun bug a defect or imperfection, as in a machine or computer program 3

noun bug any microscopic organism, esp. one causing disease; germ or virus 3

noun bug a tiny microphone hidden to record conversation secretly 3

noun bug an enthusiast or devotee 3

noun bug a particular enthusiasm or obsession 3

noun bug a small, compact automobile 3

noun bug the weight allowance (5 pounds, or 2.3 kg) granted to an apprentice jockey for one year after the riding of five winners 3

verb transitive bug to hide a microphone in (a room, etc.), as for recording a conversation secretly 3

verb transitive bug to annoy, bother, anger, etc. 3

verb transitive bug to confuse or puzzle 3

intransitive verb bug to bulge or open wide, as in amazement 3

noun bug a bugbear; hobgoblin 3

noun bug Also called Western Bug. a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and forming part of the boundary between Poland and Ukraine, flowing NW to the Vistula River in Poland. 450 miles (725 km) long. 1

noun bug Also called Southern Bug. a river in SW Ukraine flowing SE to the Dnieper estuary. About 530 miles (850 km) long. 1

verb with object bug to install a secret listening device in (a room, building, etc.) or on (a telephone or other device): The phone had been bugged. 1

verb with object bug to bother; annoy; pester: She's bugging him to get her into show business. 1

idioms bug put a bug in someone's ear, to give someone a subtle suggestion; hint: We put a bug in his ear about a new gymnasium. 1

noun bug insect 1

noun bug insect: hemiptera 1

noun bug infectious disease: virus, bacteria 1

noun bug wiretap: covert listening device 1

transitive verb bug wiretap, listen covertly to 1

transitive verb bug attach listening device 1

abbreviation BUG bother 1

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