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bug
(b/@/g )

noun (n)

  • general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    glitch
    source: wordnet30
  • a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect
    source: wordnet30
  • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    germ, microbe
    source: wordnet30
  • A bugbear; anything which terrifies.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • annoy persistently(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    badger, beleaguer, pester, tease
    source: wordnet30
  • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Is this hotel room bugged?.
    Synonym:
    intercept, tap, wiretap
    source: wordnet30
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