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Bug

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Bug  (bg, bk)
1. also Western Bug A river of eastern Europe rising in southwest Ukraine and flowing about 772 km (480 mi) through Poland to the Vistula River near Warsaw.
2. also Southern Bug A river of southern Ukraine rising in the southwest part and flowing about 853 km (530 mi) generally southeast to the Black Sea.

bug  (bg)
n.
1. A true bug.
2. An insect or similar organism, such as a centipede or an earwig. See Regional Note at lightning bug.
3.
a. A disease-producing microorganism: a flu bug.
b. The illness or disease so produced: "stomach flu, a cold, or just some bug going around" (David Smollar).
4.
a. A defect or difficulty, as in a system or design.
b. Computer Science A defect in the code or routine of a program.
5. An enthusiasm or obsession: got bitten by the writing bug.
6. An enthusiast or devotee; a buff: a model train bug.
7. An electronic listening device, such as a hidden microphone or wiretap, used in surveillance: planted a bug in the suspect's room.
v. bugged, bug·ging, bugs
v.intr.
To grow large; bulge: My eyes bugged when I saw the mess.
v.tr.
1.
a. To annoy; pester.
b. To prey on; worry: a memory that bugged me for years.
2. To equip (a room or telephone circuit, for example) with a concealed electronic listening device.
3. To make (the eyes) bulge or grow large.
Phrasal Verbs:
bug off Slang
To leave someone alone; go away.
bug out Slang
1. To leave or quit, usually in a hurry.
2. To avoid a responsibility or duty. Often used with on or of: bugged out on his partners at the first sign of trouble.
Idiom:
put a bug in (someone's) ear Informal
To impart useful information to (another) in a subtle, discreet way.

[Origin unknown.]

bugger n.

Bug (Russian) [buk]
n
1. (Placename) Also called Southern Bug a river in E Europe, rising in the W Ukraine and flowing southeast to the Dnieper estuary and the Black Sea. Length: 853 km (530 miles)
2. (Placename) Also called Western Bug a river in E Europe, rising in the SW Ukraine and flowing northwest to the River Vistula in Poland, forming part of the border between Poland and the Ukraine. Length: 724 km (450 miles)

bug1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any insect of the order Hemiptera, esp any of the suborder Heteroptera, having piercing and sucking mouthparts specialized as a beak (rostrum) See also assassin bug, bedbug, chinch bug
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Chiefly US and Canadian any insect, such as the June bug or the Croton bug
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) Informal
a.  a microorganism, esp a bacterium, that produces disease
b.  a disease, esp a stomach infection, caused by a microorganism
4. Informal an obsessive idea, hobby, etc.; craze (esp in the phrases get the bug, be bitten by the bug, the bug bites, etc.)
5. Informal a person having such a craze; enthusiast
6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (often plural) Informal an error or fault, as in a machine or system, esp in a computer or computer program
7. Informal a concealed microphone used for recording conversations, as in spying
8. (Group Games / Card Games) US (in poker) a joker used as an ace or wild card to complete a straight or flush
vb bugs, bugging, bugged Informal
1. (tr) to irritate; bother
2. (tr) to conceal a microphone in (a room, etc.)
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (intr) US (of eyes) to protrude See also bug out
[of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old English budda beetle]

bug2
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Obsolete an evil spirit or spectre; hobgoblin
[C14 bugge, perhaps from Middle Welsh bwg ghost. See also bugbear, bugaboo]

bug3
vb
a past tense and past participle of big2

bug  (bg)
1. An insect belonging to the suborder Heteroptera. See more at true bug.
2. An insect, spider, or similar organism. Not in scientific use.
Usage The word bug is often used to refer to tiny creatures that crawl along, such as insects and even small animals that are not insects, such as spiders and millipedes. But for scientists the word has a much narrower meaning. In the strictest terms bugs are those insects that have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking. The mouthparts of these bugs are contained in a beak-shaped structure. Thus scientists would classify a louse but not a beetle or a cockroach as a bug. In fact, scientists often call lice and their relatives true bugs to distinguish them better from what everyone else calls "bugs."

1. A concealed microphone or listening device or other audiosurveillance device.
2. To install means for audiosurveillance.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Bugbug - general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
insect - small air-breathing arthropod
2.bug - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
flaw, fault, defect - an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
3.bug - a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
microphone, mike - device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
4.Bugbug - insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
insect - small air-breathing arthropod
Hemiptera, order Hemiptera - plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
leaf bug, plant bug - small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
lygaeid, lygaeid bug - a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
coreid, coreid bug - a true bug
bed bug, bedbug, chinch, Cimex lectularius - bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
backswimmer, Notonecta undulata - predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
true bug - any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera
5.Bugbug - a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size
Verb1.Bugbug - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
bedevil, dun, rag, torment, frustrate, crucify - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
2.bug - tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"
eavesdrop, listen in - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"

bug
noun
1. insect, beastie (informal), creepy-crawly (informal), gogga (S. African informal) a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing
2. (Informal) illness, disease, complaint, virus, infection, disorder, disability, sickness, ailment, malaise, affliction, malady, lurgy (informal) I think I've got a bit of a stomach bug.
3. fault, failing, virus, error, defect, flaw, blemish, imperfection, glitch, gremlin There is a bug in the software.
4. bugging device, wire, listening device, phone tap, hidden microphone There was a bug on the phone.
5. (Informal) mania, passion, rage, obsession, craze, fad, thing (informal) I've definitely been bitten by the gardening bug.
verb
1. tap, eavesdrop, listen in on, wiretap He heard they were planning to bug his office.
2. (Informal) annoy, bother, disturb, needle (informal), plague, irritate, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), badger, gall, nettle, pester, vex, irk, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get up your nose (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang) I only did it to bug my parents.

Bugs

bedbug or (Southern U.S.) chinch, cicada or cicala, damsel bug, debris bug, froghopper, spittle insect, or spittle bug, harlequin bug, kissing bug, lace bug, leaf-hopper, Maori bug, mealy bug, pond-skater, water strider, or water skater, shield bug or stink bug, water boatman, water bug, water scorpion
Translations
bug [bʌg]
A. N
1. (Zool) → chinche mf (esp US) (= any insect) → bicho m
2. (= germ) → microbio m (fig) (= obsession) → gusanillo m
flu bugvirus m inv de la gripe
there's a bug going aroundhay un virus que corre por ahí
I've got the travel bugme ha picado el gusanillo de los viajes
3. (= hidden microphone) → micrófono m oculto
4. (esp US) (= defect, snag) → traba f, pega f
5. (Comput) → virus m inv
6. (US) (= small car) → coche m compacto
7. (US) (= enthusiast) → aficionado/a m/f, entusiasta mf
B. VT
1. [+ telephone] → intervenir, pinchar; [+ room] → poner un micrófono oculto en; [+ person] → escuchar clandestinamente a, pinchar el teléfono de
my phone is buggedmi teléfono está pinchado
do you think this room is bugged?¿crees que en esta habitación hay un micro oculto?
2. (= annoy) → fastidiar, molestar
don't bug me!¡deja de molestar(me) or fastidiar!
what's bugging you?¿qué mosca te ha picado?
C. CPD bug hunter Nentomólogo/a m/f
bug out VI + ADV (US) → largarse

bug [ˈbʌg]
n
(= insect) → insecte m, bestiole f
(= germ) → virus m, microbe m
There's a bug going round → Il y a un microbe qui traîne.
a stomach bug → une gastroentérite
I've got bitten by the travel bug, I've been bitten by the travel bug → j'ai le virus du voyage
(= spy device) → dispositif m d'écoute, micro m caché
(in program)bogue m
(in equipment)défaut m
vt
[+ room] → poser des micros dans; [+ phone] → brancher sur table d'écoute

bug
n
Wanze f; (inf: = any insect) → Käfer m; bugs plUngeziefer nt
(= bugging device)Wanze f
(inf: = germ, virus) → Bazillus f; I might get your bugdu könntest mich anstecken; he picked up a bug while on holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US) → er hat sich (dat)im Urlaub eine Krankheit geholt; there must be a bug going aboutdas geht zur Zeit um
(inf: = obsession) now he’s got the bugjetzt hats ihn gepackt (inf); she’s got the travel bugdie Reiselust hat sie gepackt
(inf, = snag, defect) → Fehler m; bugs plMucken pl (inf)
(Comput) → Programmfehler m, → Bug m (inf)
vt
room, buildingverwanzen (inf), → Wanzen plinstallieren in (+dat)or einbauen in (+acc) (inf); conversation, telephone linesabhören; this room is buggedhier sind Wanzen (inf), → das Zimmer ist verwanzt (inf)
(inf: = worry) → stören; (= annoy)nerven (inf), → den Nerv töten (+dat) (inf); he bugs meer nervt nich an inf; don’t let it bug youmach dir nichts draus (inf)

bug:
bugbear
bugbite
nWanzenstich m; (of other insect) → Insektenstich m
bug-eyed
adjmit vorstehenden or vorquellenden Augen
bug-free
adj (Comput) → fehlerfrei

bug:
bug-proof
adj room, telephoneabhörsicher
bug report
n (Comput) → Fehlerbericht m
bug-ridden
adj
hotel, mattressvon Wanzen befallen, verwanzt (inf)
(Comput) software etcvoller Fehler

bug [bʌg] (fam)
1. n
a. (insect) → insetto; (germ) → infezione f, virus m inv (fig) (obsession) → mania, pallino
I've got the travel bug (fig) → mi è presa la mania dei viaggi
b. (bugging device) → microspia, cimice f
c. (Comput) (in program) → errore m (nel programma), bug m inv
2. vt
a. (telephone) → mettere sotto controllo; (room) → installare microspie in
b. (fam) (annoy) → scocciare
it really bugs me → mi rompe da morire

bug [bʌg] (fam)
1. n
a. (insect) → insetto; (germ) → infezione f, virus m inv (fig) (obsession) → mania, pallino
I've got the travel bug (fig) → mi è presa la mania dei viaggi
b. (bugging device) → microspia, cimice f
c. (Comput) (in program) → errore m (nel programma), bug m inv
2. vt
a. (telephone) → mettere sotto controllo; (room) → installare microspie in
b. (fam) (annoy) → scocciare
it really bugs me → mi rompe da morire

bug
n bug [bag]
1 an insect that lives in dirty houses and beds a bedbug. weeluis بَـقَّـه дървеница štěnice væggelus die Wanze κοριός chinche lutikas شبگز؛ شپش lude punaise פִּשפֵּש कीड़ा stjenica poloska kutu, hama cimice なんきん虫 빈대 blakė blakts pijat insect, luis veggelus pluskwa percevejo ploşniţă клоп ploštica stenica stenica vägglus แมลง (küçük) böcek 臭蟲 блощиця گندے گھروں اور بستروں میں پایا جانے والا کیڑا، کھٹمل con rệp
2 an insect There's a bug crawling up your arm. gogga, insek حَشَرَه насекомо hmyz, brouk insekt das Insekt ζωύφιο bicho putukas حشره ötökkä insecte חָרַק कीड़ा buba bogár serangga insetto 벌레 vabalas kukainis; vabole serangga insect insekt insekt, owad bicho insectă; gândac жук; букашка hmyz žuželka buba insekt, skalbagge แมลง böcek 蟲子 комаха, жук کیڑا ، حشرات con bọ
3 a germ or infection a stomach bug. kiem, virus جُرثومَه микроб bacil virus der Bazillus μικρόβιο microbio pisik میکروب tauti microbe וִירוּס संक्रमण klica bélféreg penyakit germe, microbo ばい菌 세균 bakterija, infekcija vīruss kuman virus utøy, mikrobe, basill zarazek micróbio microb микроб bacil bakterija infekcija bacill, bakterie เชื้อโรค mikrop, virüs 病菌 мікроб, бактерія جراثیم یا وبا vi trùng
4 a small hidden microphone. meeluisterapparaat, afluisterapparaat ميكروفون صَغير مَخْفي бръмбар štěnice, odposlouchávací zařízení skjult mikrofon die Wanze κρυφό μικρόφωνο υποκλοπής, κοριός micrófono oculto salamikrofon میکروفن مخفی salakuuntelulaite micro caché מִיקרוֹפוֹן חָבוּי एक छोटा गुप्त माइक्रोफोन skriveni mikrofon za prisluškivanje poloska mikropon tersembunyi cimice, microspia 隠しマイク 도청기 paslėptas mikrofonas noklausīšanās ierīce peranti pepijat afluisterapparaat skjult mikrofon til avlytting podsłuch, aparat podsłuchowy microfone microfon as­cuns подслушивающее устройство;жучок odpočúvacie zariadenie skriti mikrofon bubica dold mikrofon อุปกรณ์ดักฟัง dinleme cihazı 竊聽器 жучок ایک چھوٹا پوشیدہ مائیکرو فون máy ghi âm nhỏ
vpast tense, past participle bugged
1 to place small hidden microphones in (a room etc) The spy's bedroom was bugged. meeluisterapparaat/afluisterapparaat aanbring ميكروفون مَزْروع خَفي инсталирам скрит микрофон odposlouchávat aflytte Wanzen installieren παρακολουθώ με κρυμμένα μικρόφωνα, βάζω κοριούς ocultar micrófonos salamikrofonidega varustama میکروفن مخفی کار گذاشتن asentaa salakuuntelulaitteita cacher des micros (dans) לְהַטמִין מִיקרוֹפוֹן חָבוּי एक छोटा गुप्त माइक्रोफोन रखना prisluškivati lehallgatókészülékkel felszerel; lehallgat menyadap installare un microfono spia 隠しマイクをつける 도청하다 įrengti paslėptus mikrofonus iestādīt noklausīšanās ierīci memasang peranti pepijat afluisterapparatuur plaatsen in avlytte (med skjult mikrofon) zamontować podsłuch pôr sob escuta a ins­tala microfoane ascunse устанавливать подслушивающее устройство odpočúvať postaviti skrite mikrofone ozvučen avlyssna ติดอุปกรณ์ดักฟัง dinleme cihazı yerleştirmek 裝竊聽器 ставити жучки چھوٹا مائیکروفون خفیہ طور پر رکھنا đặt máy nghe trộm
2 to annoy What's bugging him? pla يُزْعِجُ، يُغيظُ досаждам otravovat irritere nerven ενοχλώ molestar tüütama اذیت کردن؛ ناراحت کردن ärsyttää tracasser לְהַרגִיז smetati bosszant mengganggu seccare 悩ませる 괴롭히다 erzinti, nervinti kaitināt; ērcināt menjengkelkan dwarszitten plage, irritere gryźć, irytować incomodar a deranja раздражать otravovať, ísť na nervy vznemirjati mučiti irritera รบกวน canını sıkmak, rahatsız etmek 煩擾 дратувати ناراض کرنا làm phát cáu

Bug بقة brouk insekt Ungeziefer ζωύφιο bicho ötökkä insecte buba insetto 벌레 afluisterapparaat insekt pluskwa insecto, inseto кровососущее насекомое insekt แมลง böcek côn trùng 小虫


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"Dey aint no tin in him, Massa Will, I keep a tellin on you," here interrupted Jupiter; "de bug is a goole bug, solid, ebery bit of him, inside and all, sep him wing - neber feel half so hebby a bug in my life.
The Bug made some of the words long afterward, and so did others of us make words from time to time.
The sand began to work, and presently a small black bug appeared for a second and then darted under again in a fright.
 
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