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• bug — vt bugged, bug·ging: to plant a concealed microphone in bug an office compare eavesdrop, wiretap Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• bug — bug1 [bug] n. [prob. < BUG2] 1. any of an order (Hemiptera) of insects with sucking mouthparts and with forewings thickened toward the base, as a water bug or squash bug: also called true bug 2. any small arthropod, esp. if regarded as a pest …   English World dictionary

• bug — ► NOUN 1) an insect of an order including aphids and many other insects. 2) informal any small insect. 3) informal a harmful micro organism or an illness caused by a micro organism. 4) informal an enthusiasm for something: the sailing bug. 5) a… …   English terms dictionary

• bug — noun 1》 informal a harmful microorganism.     ↘an illness caused by a microorganism. 2》 Entomology an insect of a large order having piercing and sucking mouthparts, including aphids, leafhoppers, cicadas, and many other insects. [Order Hemiptera …   English new terms dictionary

• bug — bug1 /bug/, n., v., bugged, bugging. n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 2. (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 3. Informal. any microorganism, esp. a virus: He was laid up for a week by an… …   Universalium

• bug — [[t]bʌ̱g[/t]] bugs, bugging, bugged 1) N COUNT: usu pl A bug is an insect or similar small creature. [INFORMAL] We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls. ...a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing. 2) N COUNT A bug is an illness… …   English dictionary

• bug — /bʌg / (say bug) noun 1. any insect, especially one of the suborder Heteroptera (order Hemiptera), characterised by having the forewings thickened at base and membranous at tip, and the hind wings membranous. Sucking mouth parts enable the… …  

• bug — [[t]bʌg[/t]] n. v. bugged, bug•ging 1) ent Also called true bug any insect of the order Hemiptera, characterized by sucking mouthparts and thickened, leathery forewings. 2) ent (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate 3) inf Informal. any… …   From formal English to slang

• bug — 1. n. a flaw in a computer program. □ As soon as I get the bugs out, I can run my program. □ There is a little bug still, but it hardly causes any problems. 2. n. someone who is enthusiastic about something. (A combining form.) □ Mary is a camera …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• bug — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bugge hobgoblin; probably akin to Low German bögge goblin Date: 14th century obsolete bogey, bugbear II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1622 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bug — {{11}}bug (n.) insect, 1620s (earliest reference is to bedbugs), probably from M.E. bugge something frightening, scarecrow (late 14c.), a meaning obsolete except in BUGBEAR (Cf. bugbear) (1570s) and BUGABOO (Cf. bugaboo) (q.v.); probably… …   Etymology dictionary