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The definition of bug
11 Definitions of: bug
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- noun, any insect of the order Hemiptera, esp any of the suborder Heteroptera, having piercing and sucking mouthparts specialized as a beak (rostrum)
- noun, any insect, such as the June bug or the Croton bug
- noun, a) a microorganism, esp a bacterium, that produces disease b) a disease, esp a stomach infection, caused by a microorganism
- noun, an obsessive idea, hobby, etc; craze (esp in the phrases get the bug, be bitten by the bug, the bug bites, etc)
- noun, a person having such a craze; enthusiast
- noun, an error or fault, as in a machine or system, esp in a computer or computer program
- noun, a concealed microphone used for recording conversations, as in spying
- noun, (in poker) a joker used as an ace or wild card to complete a straight or flush
- verb, to irritate; bother
- verb, to conceal a microphone in (a room, etc)
- verb, (of eyes) to protrude ▷ See also bug out
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- noun, an evil spirit or spectre; hobgoblin
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- verb, a past tense and past participle of big
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- noun, another name for cockchafer and June bug
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of bug