bug
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
bugs
plural
bugs
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUG
1
[count]
chiefly US, informal
:
a usually small insect
— often used before another noun
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There's a bug in my soup!
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Close the door. You're letting the bugs in.
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Her legs were covered in bug bites. [=itchy or painful wounds from insects]
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Use plenty of bug spray/repellent to keep the mosquitoes from biting you.
2
[count]
:
a usually mild illness (such as a cold) that can be passed from one person to another
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He caught some kind of bug from the other kids at school.
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There's been a nasty flu bug going around.
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I picked up an intestinal/stomach bug.
3
[count]
:
a problem that prevents a computer program or system from working properly
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We found/detected a bug [=glitch] in the program.
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The software was full of bugs.
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They've been trying to work/get the bugs out of the system. [=trying to fix the system's problems]
4
[count]
:
a small hidden microphone that is used to secretly listen to and record people
:
listening device
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The government planted/put a bug in her telephone/apartment.
5
the bug
informal
:
a sudden, strong interest in a particular activity
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He was first bitten by the acting bug [=he first became interested in acting] when he was 18.
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the travel bug
2
bug
/ˈbʌg/
verb
bugs;
bugged;
bugging
2
bug
/ˈbʌg/
verb
bugs;
bugged;
bugging
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUG
1
[+ object]
informal
:
to bother or annoy (someone)
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Quit bugging me!
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John, stop bugging your sister.
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It really bugs me to see how he treats her.
2
[+ object]
:
to put a hidden microphone in (a room, telephone, etc.) in order to secretly hear what people are saying
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Is this phone bugged?
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The cops bugged his apartment.
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a bugging device
3
[no object]
of the eyes
:
to stick out more than is normal especially because of surprise or fear
— usually + out
—
see also bug-eyed
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Their eyes were bugging out as if they saw a ghost.
bug off
[phrasal verb] US, informal
:
to go away
— used in speech as a rude or angry way to tell someone to leave you alone and to stop bothering you
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She angrily told him to bug off.
bug out
[phrasal verb] US, informal
:
to leave quickly
—
see also 2bug 3 (above)
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Wait here till we get back. Don't bug out (on us).
