1. (noun) bug
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
Synonyms: hemipterous insect, glitch, hemipteron, germ, microbe, hemipteran
2. (noun) bug, glitch
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
Synonyms: hemipterous insect, glitch, hemipteron, germ, bug, microbe, hemipteran
3. (noun) bug
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
Synonyms: hemipterous insect, glitch, hemipteron, germ, microbe, hemipteran
4. (noun) hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Synonyms: hemipterous insect, glitch, hemipteran, hemipteron, germ, bug, microbe
5. (verb) microbe, bug, germ
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Synonyms: seed, hemipteran, hemipterous insect, bug, glitch, germ, source, microbe, hemipteron
6. (verb) tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
annoy persistently
Synonyms: bait, badger, taunt, surround, tease, fluff, loosen, tap, wiretap, circumvent, bug, twit, tease apart, intercept, cod, tantalize, tantalise, besiege, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, hem in, pester, rally
7. (verb) wiretap, tap, intercept, bug
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
Synonyms: solicit, tease, exploit, wiretap, tip, rap, badger, tap, pink, knock, intercept, bug, beg, tapdance, stop, beleaguer, pester
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