BUG


Meaning of BUG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bʌg ]

( bugs, bugging, bugged)

1.

A bug is an insect or similar small creature. ( INFORMAL )

We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls.

N-COUNT : usu pl

2.

A bug is an illness which is caused by small organisms such as bacteria. ( INFORMAL )

I think I’ve got a bit of a stomach bug...

...the killer brain bug meningitis.

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3.

If there is a bug in a computer program, there is a mistake in it. ( COMPUTING )

There is a bug in the software.

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4.

A bug is a tiny hidden microphone which transmits what people are saying.

There was a bug on the phone.

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5.

If someone bugs a place, they hide tiny microphones in it which transmit what people are saying.

He heard that they were planning to bug his office...

VERB : V n

• bug‧ging

...an electronic bugging device.

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6.

You can say that someone has been bitten by a particular bug when they suddenly become very enthusiastic about something. ( INFORMAL )

I’ve definitely been bitten by the gardening bug...

Roundhay Park in Leeds was the place I first got the fishing bug.

N-SING : oft n N

7.

If someone or something bugs you, they worry or annoy you. ( INFORMAL )

I only did it to bug my parents.

VERB : V n

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.