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bug

/ bug /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
Type of:
insect
noun Sense 2
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
Type of:
microphone mike
Derived:
wiretap tap intercept
noun Sense 3
a fault or defect in a system or machine
Type of:
defect fault flaw
noun Sense 4
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Type of:
microorganism
noun Sense 5
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Type of:
insect
Kinds of:
leaf bug plant bug lygaeid lygaeid bug coreid bug
Has parts:
Hemiptera order Hemiptera
verb Sense 6
annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
Type of:
torment rag bedevil
Derived:
pest blighter cuss pesterer gadfly
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
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?"
Type of:
listen in eavesdrop
Derived:
wiretap tap tapper wiretapper phone tapper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
95%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
19
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Related Words

insect microphone mike defect fault flaw microorganism leaf bug plant bug lygaeid lygaeid bug coreid bug