"Bug" meaning in English

See Bug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-Bug.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bug
  1. A river flowing northwest 450 miles between Belarus and Poland. Translations (river between Belarus and Poland): Բուգ (english: Bug) (Armenian), बुग (bug) [feminine] (Marathi), Bug [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), Буг (english: Bug) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-name-v9wIIbg2 Disambiguation of 'river between Belarus and Poland': 97 3
  2. A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary. Categories (topical): Automobiles Categories (place): Places in Ukraine, Rivers in Ukraine, Rivers in Belarus, Rivers in Poland Synonyms: Buh Derived forms: Southern Bug
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-name-T043tR3b Disambiguation of Automobiles: 10 13 41 37 Disambiguation of Rivers in Belarus: 31 43 20 6 Disambiguation of Rivers in Poland: 29 44 20 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 59 35 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 42 51 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-Bug.ogg [Australia] Forms: Bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bug (plural Bugs)
  1. (US, slang) A Volkswagen Beetle car. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Automobiles Synonyms: Beetle
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-noun-gD8FHods Disambiguation of Automobiles: 10 13 41 37 Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 42 51 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: En-au-Bug.ogg [Australia] Forms: Bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bug (plural Bugs)
  1. (slang) A Bugatti car. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Automobiles
    Sense id: en-Bug-en-noun-herYTjiz Disambiguation of Automobiles: 10 13 41 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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