bug
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- definition a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
- definition a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- definition insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- definition a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- definition annoy persistently
- definition tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information