Meaning & Definition of Bug in English
English⟶
Bug
/bəg/
noun
1. General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
synonym:
- bug
2. A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
synonym:
- bug,
- glitch
3. A small hidden microphone
- For listening secretly
synonym:
- bug
4. Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
- Usually show incomplete metamorphosis
synonym:
- hemipterous insect,
- bug,
- hemipteran,
- hemipteron
5. A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
- The term is not in technical use
synonym:
- microbe,
- bug,
- germ
verb
1. Annoy persistently
- "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
synonym:
- tease,
- badger,
- pester,
- bug,
- beleaguer
2. 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?"
synonym:
- wiretap,
- tap,
- intercept,
- bug
Examples of using
The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
I got a bug in my eye and I can't get it out.
It’s not a bug, it’s an undocumented feature.