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Word: Bug
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: of unknown origin. Current verb senses date from the mid 20th century
bʌɡ
a harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium
Short Definition:harmful micro-organism
Examples:- their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs
a small insect
Short Definition:small insect
Examples:- a thick green scum which crawls with bugs, centipedes, and worse
an insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking.
Short Definition:insect with piercing mouthparts
a concealed miniature microphone, used for secret eavesdropping or recording
Short Definition:concealed miniature microphone
Examples:- they cleaned out the bugs and wiretaps
an error in a computer program or system
Short Definition:error in computer program
Examples:- a custom program we used developed a bug
Word: Bug
Speech Type: Verb
bʌɡ
conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly
Short Definition:conceal bug in room or telephone
Examples:- their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged
annoy or bother (someone)
Short Definition:annoy someone
Examples:- a persistent reporter was bugging me
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