Definitions for Bug
Bug
bug
Spelling: [buhg]
IPA: /bʌg/
Bug is a 3 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 10 anagrams from letters in Bug (bgu).
Definitions for Bug
noun
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Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
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(loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate.
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Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus:
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Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch:
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Informal.
a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist:
a craze or obsession:
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Informal.
a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device.
any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device, give warning of an intruder, or indicate location.
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a mark, as an asterisk, that indicates a particular item, level, etc.
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Horse Racing. the five-pound weight allowance that can be claimed by an apprentice jockey.
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a telegraph key that automatically transmits a series of dots when moved to one side and one dash when moved to the other.
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Poker Slang. a joker that can be used only as an ace or as a wild card to fill a straight or a flush.
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Printing. a label printed on certain matter to indicate that it was produced by a union shop.
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any of various fishing plugs resembling an insect.
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Chiefly British. a bedbug.
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a bogy; hobgoblin.
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Also called Western Bug. a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and forming part of the boundary between Poland and Ukraine, flowing NW to the Vistula River in Poland. 450 miles (725 km) long.
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Also called Southern Bug. a river in SW Ukraine flowing SE to the Dnieper estuary. About 530 miles (850 km) long.
Idioms
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put a bug in someone's ear, to give someone a subtle suggestion; hint:
Verb phrases
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bug off, Slang. to leave or depart, especially rapidly:
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bug out, Slang. to flee in panic; show panic or alarm.
verb (used with object)
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to install a secret listening device in (a room, building, etc.) or on (a telephone or other device):
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to bother; annoy; pester:
Origin of Bug
1615-25; 1885-90 for def 4; 1910-15 for def 5a; 1915-20 for def 14; 1945-50 for def 15; earlier bugge beetle, apparently alteration of Middle English budde, Old English -budda beetle; sense “
Examples for Bug
“Guess you gone plumb ‘bug,’ Bill,” he said, with an amiable grin.
He gives it out that he's goin' to prance over to Red Dog an' lay for the bug.
But is bug protein really any better than traditional protein sources, like chicken, or your go-to protein powder?
If Silver turns out to be wrong about this election Wang told me Silver “can eat a bug.”
I was thinking about retiring from modeling, but spending that time with them rekindled that bug.
I hide the box of bug powder when I hear two other creeps come running.
That girl with the dark eyes might not have looked at me as if I were a worm or a June bug.
Their company, Ready to Go Survival, sells prepacked survival, or “bug out,” bags and kits.
Across business, foreign policy, and popular culture, more Americans are discovering Africa and catching the bug.
He felt as if he were a June bug buzzing helplessly at the end of a string.