n. 25B6; noun
bugs were crawling everywhere : INSECT, mite; informal creepy-crawly, beastie.
(informal) a stomach bug : ILLNESS, ailment, disorder, infection, disease, sickness, complaint, upset, condition; bacterium, germ, virus; Brit. informal lurgy.
(informal) he caught the journalism bug : OBSESSION, enthusiasm, craze, fad, mania, passion, fixation.
the bug planted on his phone : LISTENING DEVICE, hidden microphone, wire, wiretap, tap.
the program developed a bug : FAULT, error, defect, flaw; virus; informal glitch, gremlin.
25B6; verb
her conversations were bugged : RECORD, eavesdrop on, spy on, overhear; wiretap, tap, monitor.
(informal) she really bugs me. : See annoy .