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Bug

/bʌɡ/ · noun

Meaning

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”)..

Definitions by Sense

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
(informal, proscribed) Any insect, or sometimes an arachnid, crustacean, or other arthropod, especially one that is small, terrestrial, or seen as a pest.
(informal) Any minibeast.
(UK, obsolete, specifically) A bedbug.
(chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
(informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.

Example Sentences

Bugs, oysters, prawns and crabs […] are plated up on the decks of four side-by-side trawlers bobbing on the calm waters of Trinity Inlet.

These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.

Speaking of advertising changes of name, a title by which those lodging-house pests, bugs, are now often known, that of Norfolk Howards, is derived from an advertisement in which one Ephraim Bug avowed his intention of being for the future known as Norfolk Howard.

Bugs are generated from the moisture of living animals, as it dries up outside their bodies. Lice are generated out of the flesh of animals.

The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.

I have the right principle and am on the right track, but time, hard work and some good luck are necessary too. It has been just so in all of my inventions. The first step is an intuition, and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise — this thing gives out and [it is] then that "Bugs" — as such little faults and difficulties are called — show themselves and months of intense watching, study and labor are requisite before commercial success or failure is certainly reached.

A... leading aluminum producer claims it has worked all the bugs out of building and servicing aluminum radiators, says it hopes to have a large chunk of the radiator market by the early nineteen seventies.

He's got the flu bug.

Word Forms

bugs
bugg
bugging
bugged

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does bug mean?

Bug means (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”)..

What is a synonym for bug?

Common synonyms include defect, glitch, wire, bog.

What is the opposite of bug?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use bug in a sentence?

Bugs, oysters, prawns and crabs […] are plated up on the decks of four side-by-side trawlers bobbing on the calm waters of Trinity Inlet.

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Definitions by Sense

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.

(informal, proscribed) Any insect, or sometimes an arachnid, crustacean, or other arthropod, especially one that is small, terrestrial, or seen as a pest.

(informal) Any minibeast.

(UK, obsolete, specifically) A bedbug.

(chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.

(informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.

Example Sentences

Bugs, oysters, prawns and crabs […] are plated up on the decks of four side-by-side trawlers bobbing on the calm waters of Trinity Inlet.

These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.

Speaking of advertising changes of name, a title by which those lodging-house pests, bugs, are now often known, that of Norfolk Howards, is derived from an advertisement in which one Ephraim Bug avowed his intention of being for the future known as Norfolk Howard.

Bugs are generated from the moisture of living animals, as it dries up outside their bodies. Lice are generated out of the flesh of animals.

The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.

I have the right principle and am on the right track, but time, hard work and some good luck are necessary too. It has been just so in all of my inventions. The first step is an intuition, and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise — this thing gives out and [it is] then that "Bugs" — as such little faults and difficulties are called — show themselves and months of intense watching, study and labor are requisite before commercial success or failure is certainly reached.

A... leading aluminum producer claims it has worked all the bugs out of building and servicing aluminum radiators, says it hopes to have a large chunk of the radiator market by the early nineteen seventies.

He's got the flu bug.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does bug mean?

Bug means (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”)..

What is a synonym for bug?

Common synonyms include defect, glitch, wire, bog.

What is the opposite of bug?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use bug in a sentence?

Bugs, oysters, prawns and crabs […] are plated up on the decks of four side-by-side trawlers bobbing on the calm waters of Trinity Inlet.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.