bug
noun (1)
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Definition of bug
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests
— called also true bug
b
: any of various small arthropods (such as a beetle or spider) resembling the true bugs
c
: any of several insects (such as a head louse) commonly considered obnoxious
2
: an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection
the software was full of bugs
3a
: a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) especially when causing illness or disease
b
: an often unspecified or nonspecific sickness presumed to be caused by such a microorganism
a stomach bug
4
: a concealed listening device
5
: a sudden enthusiasm
6
: enthusiast
a camera bug
7
: a prominent person
8
: a crazy person
9
[ from its designation by an asterisk on race programs ]
: a weight allowance given apprentice jockeys
bug
verb (1)
bugged;
bugging
Definition of bug (Entry 2 of 5)
2
: to plant a concealed microphone in
: to lose one's composure : freak
—often used with out
bug
verb (2)
bugged;
bugging
Definition of bug (Entry 3 of 5)
of the eyes
: to cause to bug
his eyes were bugged with horror
bug
noun (2)Bug
geographical name
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Definition of Bug (Entry 5 of 5)
1
river over 450 miles (720 kilometers) long in central Europe rising in western Ukraine, forming part of Ukraine–Poland and Poland–Belarus borders, and flowing into the Vistula River in Poland
2
river over 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southwestern Ukraine flowing southeast to the estuary of the Dnieper River
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bug
noun
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Kids Definition of bug
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: any of a large group of insects that have four wings, suck liquid food (as plant juices or blood), and have young which resemble the adults but lack wings
2
: an insect or other small creeping or crawling animal
3
: flaw
a bug in the computer system
bug
verb
bugged;
bugging
Kids Definition of bug (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: to stick out
—often used with out It was a grisly sight, and Mary Alice's eyes bugged.— Richard Peck, A Long Way from Chicago
bug
noun
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Medical Definition of bug
1a
: an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate animal (as a spider)
—not used technically
b
: any of various insects (as the bedbug or cockroach) commonly considered obnoxious
c
: any of the order Hemiptera and especially of its suborder Heteroptera of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and that lack a pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult
— called also true bug
2a
: a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) especially when causing illness or disease
Enterococcus faecium, an especially nasty bug, often shrugs off even vancomycin, a last-resort antibiotic.— Avery Comarow, U.S. News & World Report, 4 Oct. 1999
b
: an often unspecified or nonspecific sickness presumed to be caused by such a microorganism
a stomach bug suffering from the flu bug