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List of meaning for bug

bug(noun)

general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

bug, glitch(noun)

a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

bug(noun)

a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron(noun)

insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

microbe, bug, germ(verb)

a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer(verb)

annoy persistently

"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

wiretap, tap, intercept, bug(verb)

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

a camera bug who loves taking candid shots at fairs and festivals

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

I can't go to work today because I've caught some bug that's going around

a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind

a bug with a fascination for committing arson

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

these incessant phone calls are really starting to bug me

to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation

I hate to bug you, but could you help me move this table?

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