BUG as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
   • the term is not in technical use
   Synonym(s)
   • germ (what does germ mean?)
   • microbe (what does microbe mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • microorganism (what does microorganism mean?)
2. Meaning
   • general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
   Hypernyms(s) bug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • insect (what does insect mean?)
3. Meaning
   • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
   • usually show incomplete metamorphosis
   Synonym(s)
   • hemipteran (what does hemipteran mean?)
   • hemipteron (what does hemipteron mean?)
   • hemipterous insect (what does hemipterous insect mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • insect (what does insect mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • leaf bug (what does leaf bug mean?)
   • plant bug (what does plant bug mean?)
   • lygaeid (what does lygaeid mean?)
   • lygaeid bug (what does lygaeid bug mean?)
   • coreid bug (what does coreid bug mean?)
   • coreid (what does coreid mean?)
   • bedbug (what does bedbug mean?)
   • bed bug (what does bed bug mean?)
   • chinch (what does chinch mean?)
   • Cimex lectularius (what does Cimex lectularius mean?)
   • backswimmer (what does backswimmer mean?)
   • Notonecta undulata (what does Notonecta undulata mean?)
   • true bug (what does true bug mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a small hidden microphone
   • for listening secretly
   Hypernyms(s) bug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • microphone (what does microphone mean?)
   • mike (what does mike mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wiretap (what does wiretap mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • intercept (what does intercept mean?)
   • bug (what does bug mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a fault or defect in a system or machine
   Synonym(s)
   • glitch (what does glitch mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • defect (what does defect mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)
   • flaw (what does flaw mean?)

BUG as VERB

1. Meaning
   • annoy persistently
   Synonym(s)
   • badger (what does badger mean?)
   • beleaguer (what does beleaguer mean?)
   • pester (what does pester mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The children teased the boy because of his stammer
   Hypernyms(s) bug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • torment (what does torment mean?)
   • rag (what does rag mean?)
   • bedevil (what does bedevil mean?)
   • crucify (what does crucify mean?)
   • dun (what does dun mean?)
   • frustrate (what does frustrate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pest (what does pest mean?)
   • blighter (what does blighter mean?)
   • cuss (what does cuss mean?)
   • pesterer (what does pesterer mean?)
   • gadfly (what does gadfly mean?)
   • heckler (what does heckler mean?)
   • badgerer (what does badgerer mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • teasing (what does teasing mean?)
   • ribbing (what does ribbing mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • annoyer (what does annoyer mean?)
   • vexer (what does vexer mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • annoyer (what does annoyer mean?)
   • vexer (what does vexer mean?)
2. Meaning
   • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
   Synonym(s)
   • intercept (what does intercept mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • wiretap (what does wiretap mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
   • Is this hotel room bugged?
   Hypernyms(s) bug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • listen in (what does listen in mean?)
   • eavesdrop (what does eavesdrop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bug (what does bug mean?)
   • wiretap (what does wiretap mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • tapper (what does tapper mean?)
   • wiretapper (what does wiretapper mean?)
   • phone tapper (what does phone tapper mean?)
   • wiretap (what does wiretap mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • tapper (what does tapper mean?)
   • wiretapper (what does wiretapper mean?)
   • phone tapper (what does phone tapper mean?)