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2007-08-19 18:12:11 · 5 answers · asked by nazir f 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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It sounds like English might be an issue here. "Bug" is an insect, like a fly, mosquito, etc. It can also mean to irritate someone or something -- "When my kids don't clean their rooms, it bugs me."

Hope that helps!

2007-08-19 18:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sage B 4 · 0 0

In English, it could mean many things - depending on use and context:
NOUN
1 a : an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate (as a spider or centipede) b : any of several insects (as the bedbug or cockroach) commonly considered obnoxious c : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests -- called also true bug
2 : an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection
3 a : a germ or microorganism especially when causing disease b : an unspecified or nonspecific sickness usually presumed due to a bug
4 : a sudden enthusiasm
5 : ENTHUSIAST
6 : a prominent person
7 : a crazy person
8 : a concealed listening device
9 [from its designation by an asterisk on race programs] : a weight allowance given apprentice jockeys
VERB
1 : to plant a concealed microphone in
2 : BOTHER, ANNOY

2007-08-20 01:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0 0

Bug
1.) six legged insect with or without wings.
Sentence ~ A cricket is a black bug that chirps at night.
2.) slang term ~ to bother someone or be a pest
Sentence ~ Please do not bug me while I am on the phone.
3.) device for listening in on conversations or for capturing videos without the person knowing.
Sentence ~ The room was bugged so the police knew about the kidnapping.
4.) a virus in a computer that can be gotten rid of
Sentence ~ I have a bug in my computer.
5.) to put a 'bug' in someone's ear means to tell someone something but not to tell them everything.

2007-08-20 01:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0 0

I am in agreement with the other posts on this answer. In more simple terms, a bug is:

1. A noun for an insect:
"There is a bug on the wall."
" I killed a bug yesterday."

2. A verb meaning to annoy.
"That noise really bugs me."
"The neighbor's barking dog bugged me all night."

3. Sometimes we say "bug" to refer to a problem with an electronic device such as a computer.
"My television isn't working right, there must be a bug in it".
"I need to debug my computer; it is running slow."

Hope this helps some too.

2007-08-20 01:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by florita 4 · 0 0

bug
noun
1 bugs were crawling everywhere insect, mite; informal creepy-crawly, beastie.
2 informal : a stomach bug illness, ailment, disorder, infection, disease, sickness, complaint, upset, condition; bacterium, germ, virus.
3 informal : he caught the journalism bug obsession, enthusiasm, craze, fad, mania, passion, fixation.
4 the bug planted in his phone listening device, hidden microphone, wire, wiretap, tap.
5 a bug in the software fault, error, defect, flaw; virus; informal glitch, gremlin.
verb
1 her conversations were bugged record, eavesdrop on, spy on, overhear; wiretap, tap, monitor.
2 informal : she really bugs me.

2007-08-20 01:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by Max A 7 · 0 0

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