bug

bug

[change] Noun

Bugs

An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").
Any insect or spider may often be called a bug.

These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
Various species of marine crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug.
A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.

The computer program has a bug in it.
A contagious illness caused by bacteria or a virus.

He’s got the flu bug.
An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.

I think he’s a gold bug, he has over 10,000 ounces in storage.

to catch the skiing bug
An electronic listening device.

We installed a bug in her telephone.
A small or invisible image on a webpage that is used to track persons who viewed it.

He suspected the image was a web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.
A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it.

He did not like the network bug that appeared onscreen.
Template:figurative A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
A semi-automated telegraph key.

Plain form
bug

Third-person singular
bugs

Past tense
bugged

Past participle
bugged

Present participle
bugging

(transitive); (informal) To annoy.

Don’t bug me, I’m busy!
(transitive) To put an electronic listening device somewhere.

We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.