bug

A2
Pronunciation
/bʌɡ/
Noun
19 definition(s)
1 Definition

An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

2 Definition

Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.

3 Definition

Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

Example Sentences
  • These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
4 Definition

Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.

5 Definition

(chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

Synonyms
defect glitch
Example Sentences
  • The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.
6 Definition

A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it

Example Sentences
  • He’s got the flu bug.
7 Definition

An enthusiasm for something; an obsession

Example Sentences
  • I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps.
8 Definition

A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.

9 Definition

A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device

Example Sentences
  • We installed a bug in her telephone.
10 Definition

A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.

Example Sentences
  • He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.
11 Definition

A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it

Example Sentences
  • Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show.
12 Definition

A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.

13 Definition

A semi-automated telegraph key.

14 Definition

Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.

Synonyms
bog bogey boggard boggle bogle bugbear
15 Definition

("the bug") HIV.

16 Definition

A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.

17 Definition

A trilobite.

18 Definition

A young apprentice jockey.

19 Definition

A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

Synonyms
bug
Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To annoy.

Example Sentences
  • Don’t bug me, I’m busy!
2 Definition

To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

Example Sentences
  • We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.