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bug

Definition

  • noun: a usually small insect
  • noun: an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate (as a spider or centipede)
  • verb: to bother or annoy (someone)
  • verb: to plant a concealed microphone in
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: bogey, bugbear, germ

Examples

  • They've been trying to work/get the 'bugs' out of the system. [=trying to fix the system's problems]

  • He was first bitten by 'the' acting 'bug' [=he first became interested in acting] when he was 18.

  • Her legs were covered in 'bug' bites. [=itchy or painful wounds from insects]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Keep it going. Keep it going. Keep... Yes! Fifty-six. This is so embarrassing. I am fine, honestly. It's just some bug going around. First, my wife had it, then my son, and now me. It's just... It's just like a chest cold. Could be some low blood sugar as well. (..)
    2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1