English dictionary
bug
nounPronunciation
bʌɡ
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
noun
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
noun
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
noun
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
noun
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
- annoy persistently
verb
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
Example sentences
The children teased the boy because of his stammer
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
Is this hotel room bugged?