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- pronunciation:
- buhg
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- bug off, bug out
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of a large group of insects with sucking mouths and forewings thickened at the base, such as the water bug.
The stink bug is native to China and Japan. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) any insect or insect-like organism.
The screens keep most of the bugs from getting in.She let out a scream when a large bug landed on her face.
- synonyms:
- insect
- similar words:
- arthropod, fly, gnat, vermin
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a virus or bacterium, esp. one that causes disease, or a disease caused by such a virus or bacterium.
He must have caught some bug when he was on vacation.She was absent for several days with an awful bug.- synonyms:
- germ
- similar words:
- bacterium, illness, infection, sickness, virus
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| definition 4: |
(informal) a flaw that prevents something from working properly.
I hope you can fix this bug in my computer program.- synonyms:
- defect, fault, flaw
- similar words:
- drawback, error, imperfection
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| definition 5: |
(informal) an electronic listening device that has been secretly installed.
The security police had put several bugs in his apartment.- synonyms:
- tap, wiretap
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| related words: |
cold, disease, fault |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bugs, bugging, bugged |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to annoy or pester.
The sound of that dripping really bugs me.Don't bug me when I'm trying to study!It bugs me that she never answers her phone.[it + verb + smby + that + clause
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It bugs her when people cut into the ticket line.[it + verb + smby + when + clause
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It bugs me to have to remind her to clean up after herself.[it + verb + smby + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- annoy, bother, irritate
- similar words:
- anger, badger, disturb, eat, get one's goat, harass, irk, nag, needle, peeve, pester, plague, provoke, rasp, trouble
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to perplex, disturb, or bother.
This one problem is still bugging me; I just can't figure it out.Doesn't it bug you that you were the only one who didn't get invited?[it + verb + smby + that + clause
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It worries me when our son acts like that, but it doesn't seem to bug my wife. |
| definition 3: |
(informal) to persistently request.
I have to bug him to take his pills; otherwise, he doesn't bother to take them.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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The kids have been bugging me to take them to the pool all morning.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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| related words: |
aggravate, beset, devil, exasperate, harry, irritate, madden |
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| phrase: |
bug off, bug out |
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