bug
/bʌɡ/noun, verb1 syllable
Bug means: annoy persistently.
Synonyms for bug18
noun, as in insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
noun, as in a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
noun, as in a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
also used for bug
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What does bug mean?7
verb
annoy persistently“The children teased the boy because of his stammer”
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information“The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”
noun
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with bug?16
Bug in a sentence
- What the silkworm won't eat, the bug will.honestlang
- One bug was found in the bathroom, another in the headboard of a bed.Cangarejo
- I tucked her into bed, as snug as a bug in a rug.mollydot
- It's not a bug, it's an undocumented feature.jerom
- This isn't a bug, it's an undocumented enhancement.Zurich899
- I dunno if it's a bug or what, but this software doesn't work right.blay_paul
- There were bugs buzzing, birds chirping and frogs croaking.Amastan
- Because this is a beta version, there may be bugs.Lumi
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of bug
as a noun
- plural
- bugs
as a verb
- past tense
- bugged
- present participle
- bugging
- third-person singular
- bugs
- past participle
- bugged