bug
/bˈʌg/
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Definitions
Noun
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
Noun
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
Noun
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
Noun
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Noun
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Verb
annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
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?"
Synonyms
badger
beleaguer
germ
glitch
hemipteran
hemipteron
hemipterous insect
intercept
microbe
pester
tap
tease
wiretap