Bug (Noun)
Meaning 1
A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 4
General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The bug crawled slowly across the kitchen counter, its tiny legs moving rapidly as it searched for food.
- She carefully picked up the bug with a leaf and released it outside, not wanting to harm it.
- The child's eyes widened with excitement as she watched the colorful bug flutter around the flower.
- After a long hike, he brushed the bug off his pant leg and continued on his way.
- The bug's shiny exoskeleton caught the sunlight, making it sparkle like a tiny jewel.
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Meaning 5
Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.