flu bug

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• bug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 infectious illness ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty ▪ flu, stomach, tummy VERB + BUG ▪ have ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• bug — bug1 [bʌg] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bug evil spirit, scarecrow (14 18 centuries)] 1.) informal an illness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious catch/pick up/get a bug ▪ I picked up a bug last… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bug — I UK [bʌɡ] / US noun Word forms bug : singular bug plural bugs * 1) [countable] informal an infectious but usually minor illness a flu bug get/pick up a bug (= develop an illness): You must have picked up a bug on holiday. 2) [countable]… …   English dictionary

• bug — bug1 [ bʌg ] noun * ▸ 1 insect ▸ 2 infectious illness ▸ 3 computer/program fault ▸ 4 for secret listening ▸ 5 sudden enthusiasm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count INFORMAL an insect: There were bugs crawling all over the kitchen floor. 2. ) count INFORMAL an …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bug — [bʌg] noun [C] I 1) informal a minor infectious illness a flu bug[/ex] 2) a minor fault in a computer system or in a computer program 3) a small piece of electronic equipment that is used for secretly listening to people 4) informal an insect II… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• flu — [flu:] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: influenza] a common illness that makes you feel very tired and weak, gives you a sore throat, and makes you cough and have to clear your nose a lot = ↑influenza ▪ Steven s still in bed with flu . ▪ She s got …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flu — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mild ▪ bad ▪ gastric (BrE), stomach (AmE) ▪ avian, bird ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• tipping point — n. In epidemiology, the concept that small changes will have little or no effect on a system until a critical mass is reached. Then a further small change tips the system and a large effect is observed. Example Citation: Epidemics have their own… …   New words

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• influenza — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. grippe, flu, severe cold; see disease . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. flu, *bug, virus, viral infection, respiratory virus, grippe, chills and fever, Hong Kong flu, Asian flu, disease, illness, sickness, bacterial… …   English dictionary for students