bug

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/bʌɡ/ English

Definitions

noun

An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.“These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.”
Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.

verb

To annoy.“Don’t bug me, I’m busy!”
To install an electronic listening device or devices in.“We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.”

noun

A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

Related words

Synonyms

bog bogey boggard boggle bogle bugbear defect glitch bug hemipteran hemipteron badger germ microbe tap tease beleaguer harass

Associated

stink sucks bugs dnieper vistula tracker herbie sap insect pest bounty fix

Rhymes

snug smug slug plug jug tug sprig mug hug humbug

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