bug
/bʌɡ/ noun A2- An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- Any motile small terrestrial invertebrate, especially one that is seen as a pest. · These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
- Any minibeast.
- Any insect. · A: Eew, what is that thing?! Is that a bug?! B: No, it's a spider. And don't worry: she's not gonna hurt you.
- Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
- A trilobite.
- A lobster.
- A problem that needs fixing. · The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.
Plural bugs
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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For if I should kill another bug or beetle I should surely cry again, and crying rusts my jaws so that I cannot speak.”
And can you wonder that when I found this crazy boob of a bug-hunter with the queer name squatting right on the top of it, and never quitting his room, I had to do the best I could to shift him?
“He looks like a big-bug,” said another; “dresses in fine style.
I noticed the color of the sky on my walk to work, came up with a name for my sister's new bakery, and finally figured out how to fix a stubborn bug in my code.
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