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Bug
bʌɡ
- a harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium
"their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs"
- an illness caused by a microorganism
"he'd just recovered from a flu bug"
- an enthusiastic interest in something
"they caught the sailing bug"
- a small insect
"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
- a concealed miniature microphone, used for secret eavesdropping or recording
"they cleaned out the bugs and wiretaps"
- an error in a computer program or system
"a custom program we used developed a bug"
- conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly
"their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged"
- record or listen to (a conversation) using a concealed microphone
"she fears that her conversations were bugged"
- annoy or bother (someone)
"a persistent reporter was bugging me"