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bug
- pronunciation:
- buhg
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- bug off, bug out
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any insect or insect-like organism.
- synonyms:
- insect
- similar words:
- arthropod, fly, gnat, vermin
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| definition 2: |
any of a large group of insects with sucking mouths and forewings thickened at the base, such as the water bug.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a virus or bacterium, esp. one that causes disease.
She was absent all week with a bug.- synonyms:
- germ
- similar words:
- bacterium, illness, infection, sickness, virus
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| definition 4: |
(informal) a flaw that prevents something from working properly.
bugs in a computer program- synonyms:
- defect, fault, flaw
- similar words:
- drawback, error, imperfection
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| definition 5: |
(informal) an electronic listening device that has been secretly installed.
- synonyms:
- tap, wiretap
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| related words: |
cold, disease, fault |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bugged, bugging, bugs |
| definition: |
to annoy.
- synonyms:
- annoy, bother, irritate
- similar words:
- anger, badger, disturb, eat, get one's goat, harass, irk, nag, needle, peeve, pester, plague, provoke, rasp, trouble
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| related words: |
aggravate, beset, devil, exasperate, harry, irritate, madden |
| phrase: |
bug off |
| phrase: |
bug out |
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