bug
noun
- 1
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- 2
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- 3
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- 4
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- 5
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
- 1
annoy persistently
The children teased the boy because of his stammer
- 2
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?
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