Definitions for BUG
bʌgbug

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bugnoun

   general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

2. bug, glitchnoun

   a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

3. bugnoun

   a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

4. hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteronnoun

   insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

5. microbe, bug, germverb

   a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

6. tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguerverb

   annoy persistently

   "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

7. wiretap, tap, intercept, bugverb

   tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

   "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bugnoun

   An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").

2. bugnoun

   Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

   These flies are a bother. I'll get some bug spray and kill them.

3. bugnoun

   Various species of marine crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug.

4. bugnoun

   A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.

   The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 5.

5. bugnoun

   A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it

   He's got the flu bug.

6. bugnoun

   An enthusiasm for something; an obsession

7. bugnoun

   An electronic intercept device

   We installed a bug in her telephone

8. bugnoun

   A small and and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.

   He suspected the image was a web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.

9. bugnoun

   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

   Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show

10. bugverb

    To annoy.

    Don't bug me, I'm busy!

11. bugverb

    To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

    We need to know what's going on. We'll bug his house.

12. bugnoun

    A manually positioned marker in flight instruments

13. bugnoun

    A semi-automated telegraph key

14. bugnoun

    The HIV.

15. Bugnoun

    the Bug River, flowing northwest 450 mi. between Belarus and Poland.

16. Bugnoun

    the Bug River in the Ukraine, flowing 530 mi. to the Dnieper estuary.

17. Etymology: 1620 (referring to a bedbug); from earlier bugge 'beetle', conflation of (1) bugge 'scarecrow, hobgoblin', from bugja- 'swollen up, thick' (cf. Norwegian bugge 'big man', Low German dialect Bögge 'goblin, snot'); and (2) budde 'beetle', from Old English -budda (cf. scearnbudda 'dung beetle'), from buddōn (compare Low German Budde 'louse, grub', Norwegian budda 'newborn domestic animal'). More at bud.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BUGnoun

   A stinking insect bred in old houshold stuff. In the following passage, wings are erroneously ascribed to it.

   Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings,
   This painted child of dirt, which stinks and stings. Alexander Pope.

2. Bug, Bugbearnoun

   A frightful object; a walking spectre, imagined to be seen; generally now used for a false terrour to frighten babes.

   Etymology: It is derived by some from big, by others from pug; bug, in Welch, has the same meaning.

   Each trembling leaf and whistling wind they hear,
   As ghastly bug their hair on end does rear,
   Yet both do strive their fearfulness to feign. Fairy Q. b. ii.

   Sir, spare your threats;
   The bug which you would fright me with, I seek. William Shakespeare.

   Hast not slept to-night? would he not, naughty man, let it sleep? a bugbear take him. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   We have a horrour for uncouth monsters; but, upon custom and experience, all these bugs grow familiar and easy to us. Roger L'Estrange.

   Such bugbear thoughts, once got into the tender minds of children, sink deep, so as not easily, if ever, to be got out again. John Locke.

   To the world, no bugbear is so great,
   As want of figure, and a small estate. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bug

   The Bug is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally performed by Dire Straits on the final studio album by the band, On Every Street (1991). It was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1992 and also recorded on the albums Blues Ballads (1996) by The Alex Bollard Assembly and Keep Your Hands to Yourself (2002) by Mike Berry & The Outlaws.

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1. bug

   A bug refers to an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer system or program that causes it to produce incorrect or unexpected results, or to behave in unintended ways. In the biological context, a bug can also refer to an insect or microorganism, often those causing diseases.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bugnoun

   a bugbear; anything which terrifies

2. Bugnoun

   a general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc

3. Bugnoun

   an insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. lectularius). See Bedbug

4. Bugnoun

   one of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle

5. Bugnoun

   one of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bug

   bug, n. an object of terror.—ns. Big-bug (slang), an aristocrat; Bug′aboo, a bogy, or object of terror; Bug′bear, an object of terror, generally imaginary.—adj. causing fright. [M. E. bugge, prob. W. bwg, a hobgoblin.]

2. Bug

   bug, n. a name applied loosely to certain insects, esp. to one (Cimex lectularius) that infests houses and beds: in America applied to any insect.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bug

   An unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, esp. one that causes it to malfunction. Antonym of feature. Examples: “There's a bug in the editor: it writes things out backwards.” “The system crashed because of a hardware bug.” “Fred is a winner, but he has a few bugs” (i.e., Fred is a good guy, but he has a few personality problems).

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bug

   Any fault or trouble in the connections or working of electric apparatus.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bug

   An old term for a vessel more remarkable in size than efficiency. Thus, when Drake fell upon Cadiz, his sailors regarded the huge galleys opposed to them as mere "great bugges."

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bugverb

   To act strange, crazy, weird. See ill. "You don't have to take us seriously, we're only buggin'" -- Whistle (Only buggin').

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1. BUG

   What does BUG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BUG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUG in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BUG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of BUG in a Sentence

1. Christophe Lefever:

   We're covered in bug bites already.

2. Lindsay Lohan:

   One time I was sick with a bug, I had been vomiting all day, but no way was I going to miss a show, i was sitting there beforehand seeing spots in front of my eyes. I had a plan: if I felt sick on stage I was going to faint, play dead, pretend it was part of the script. Didn't happen fortunately.

3. Karen Cassiday:

   My guess is we're going to have people who are sort of coming out of the closet with their bug phobia because this is really unusual.

4. Rich Kulawiec:

   Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.

5. Bobbi Pritt:

   If they don’t have an EpiPen, eating a bug they’re allergic to can be fatal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BUG
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bug
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BUG
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BUG
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BUG
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Bug
9. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=BUG
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=BUG