bug - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'bug' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bug

[ n.]

- A bugbear; anything which terrifies.
- A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc.
- An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. lectularius). See Bedbug.
- One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
- One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.

Meaning of 'bug' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bug

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

Example in sentence:

Is this hotel room bugged?;
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy

Meaning (2):
- annoy persistently

Example in sentence:

The children teased the boy because of his stammer

Nearby Words:

bugaboo bugbane bugbear bugfish bugger buggery buggies bugginess buggy bugle

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