noun
- a small insect
- an error or defect in a computer program or system
- a minor illness, especially one caused by a virus
Usage: computing
Usage: informal
verb
- to annoy or bother persistently
- to place a hidden microphone in a room or on a phone
Usage: informal
Examples
- A small bug crawled across the table.
- The software has a bug that crashes the program.
- I caught a stomach bug and stayed home from work.
- The police planted a bug in the suspect’s office.
- Stop bugging me about my homework!
- The FBI bugged the criminal’s phone calls.
- She found several bugs in her garden.
- The bug in the code took hours to fix.