What does BUG mean?
Definitions for BUG
bʌgbug
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Princeton's WordNet
bugnoun
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
bug, glitchnoun
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
bugnoun
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteronnoun
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
microbe, bug, germverb
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguerverb
annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
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?"
Wiktionary
bugnoun
An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").
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.
bugnoun
Various species of marine crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug.
bugnoun
A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.
The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 5.
bugnoun
A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it
He's got the flu bug.
bugnoun
An enthusiasm for something; an obsession
bugnoun
An electronic intercept device
We installed a bug in her telephone
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.
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
bugverb
To annoy.
Don't bug me, I'm busy!
bugverb
To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
We need to know what's going on. We'll bug his house.
bugnoun
A manually positioned marker in flight instruments
bugnoun
A semi-automated telegraph key
bugnoun
The HIV.
Bugnoun
the Bug River, flowing northwest 450 mi. between Belarus and Poland.
Bugnoun
the Bug River in the Ukraine, flowing 530 mi. to the Dnieper estuary.
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 Dictionary
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.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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Bugnoun
a bugbear; anything which terrifies
Bugnoun
a general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc
Bugnoun
an insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. lectularius). See Bedbug
Bugnoun
one of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle
Bugnoun
one of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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 Dictionary
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 Dictionary
Bug
Any fault or trouble in the connections or working of electric apparatus.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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 Dictionary
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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Anagrams for BUG »
gub
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BUG in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BUG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of BUG in a Sentence
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
We're dealing with more extreme weather events which means more extreme droughts, more extreme heat when we get into those phases which leads into things like bug kill with our trees and types of things that make our forests more susceptible to burn. There are a lot of things at play here that have brought us to this point of these significant wildfire years.
We didn't want to just put a bug on a salad and say, 'Voila!' We wanted to know, can we extract interesting flavors, new textures, aromas and turn it into something delicious?
Some days you're a bug, some days you're a windshield.
Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.
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Translations for BUG
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- goggaAfrikaans
- بقArabic
- бръмбар, буболечкаBulgarian
- xinxa, mania, cuca, febre, defecte, errorCatalan, Valencian
- štěnice, chyba, broukCzech
- insektDanish
- Wanze, Fehler, Bazillus, Ungeziefer, Logo, Schnabelkerf, Fieber, Mikrobe, Krabbeltier, Bug, Fehlfunktion, nerven, verwanzenGerman
- ελάττωμα, σφάλμα, κοριός, ζωύφιο, ιός, τρώωGreek
- cimoEsperanto
- [[micrófono]] [[oculto]], chinche, passión, manía, bicho, molestar, [[colocar]] [[micrófono]]s [[oculto]]sSpanish
- zomorro, insektuBasque
- ساس, باگPersian
- bugi, ötökkä, kärpänen, kuume, lude, salakuuntelulaite, logo, pöpö, kuuntelulaite, häiritä, asentaa salakuuntelulaite, ärsyttääFinnish
- insecte, mouchard, microbe, traceur, bug, pixel de tracking, punaise, manie, bogue, écoute, virus, cigale de mer, micro, logo, embêter, emmerder, ennuyer, enquiquiner, agacerFrench
- feithidIrish
- באג, חרק, סמל, חידקHebrew
- कीड़ाHindi
- ensèkHaitian Creole
- bogárHungarian
- վրիպակArmenian
- seranggaIndonesian
- mania, passione, logo della rete, errore, morbo, cimice, malfunzionamento, bacarozzo, virus, insetto, batterio, microspia, intercettare, spiare, infastidire, scocciareItalian
- ばい菌, バグ, 盗聴器, 不具合, 虫, 熱, 盗聴器を仕掛ける, 邪魔Japanese
- សត្វល្អិតKhmer
- 벌레, 버그Korean
- bugLatin
- kukainis, blaktisLatvian
- infezzjoni, vajrus, bagg, insett żgħirMaltese
- bug, beestje, insectDutch
- feilNorwegian
- chʼoshNavajo, Navaho
- robak, byk, pluskwa, owad, logo, robal, [[podkładać]] [[pluskwa, [[założyć]] [[pluskwa, [[podłożyć]] [[pluskwa, wkurzać, [[zakładać]] [[pluskwaPolish
- defeito, micróbio, erro, ânimo, bicho, falha, hemíptero, bichinho, grampo, bug, grampear, chatearPortuguese
- gândac, microfon, gânganieRomanian
- поветрие, вирус, клоп, вирусное заболевание, увлечение, насекомое, козявка, букашка, ошибка, жучок, баг, помешательство, инфекция, дефект, [[устанавливать]] [[аппаратура, доставать, надоедатьRussian
- buba, mikrob, polukrilac, virus, bakterija, groznica, greška, kukac, insektSerbo-Croatian
- zajedavska stenica, stenica, hrošč, žužek, živcirati, namestiti prisluškovalno napravoSlovene
- bugg, kryp, buggaSwedish
- பிழைTamil
- แมลง, แมงThai
- böcek, kızdırmakTurkish
- клопUkrainian
- بگUrdu
- bọVietnamese
- זשוקYiddish
- 窃听器Chinese
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