"bug" meaning in English

See bug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bʌɡ/ Audio: en-us-bug.ogg [US] Forms: bug [singular], bugs [plural]
enPR: bŭg Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-cmRA9Nkf
  2. Any insect or spider may often be called a bug.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-RP77PEAO
  3. A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-PsjVy4kL
  4. A contagious illness caused by bacteria or a virus.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-NAMccIt1
  5. An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-U7O9QD3s
  6. An electronic listening device.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-6eDGfZ4S
  7. A small or invisible image on a webpage that is used to track persons who viewed it.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-6Tc22bQF
  8. A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-4-Jb7j-u
  9. Figurative – A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-edWG1UFE
  10. A semi-automated telegraph key.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-noun-T0Ot2Ipa

Verb

IPA: /bʌɡ/ Audio: en-us-bug.ogg [US] Forms: bug [canonical], bugs [third-person, singular], bugged [past], bugged [past, participle], bugging [present, participle]
enPR: bŭg Head templates: {{verb|bug|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To annoy.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-verb-Pdb0foto Categories (other): Colloquial
  2. To put an electronic listening device somewhere.
    Sense id: simple-bug-en-verb-FTaOxHrf
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          "text": "I think he’s a gold bug, he has over 10,000 ounces in storage."
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          "text": "to catch the skiing bug"
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          "text": "We installed a bug in her telephone."
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