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1bug Listen to audio/ˈbʌg/ noun
plural bugs
1 [count] chiefly US, informal : a usually small insect
There's a bug in my soup! Close the door. You're letting the bugs in.often used before another noun Her legs were covered in bug bites. [=itchy or painful wounds from insects] Use plenty of bug spray/repellent to keep the mosquitoes from biting you.
2 [count] : a usually mild illness (such as a cold) that can be passed from one person to another
He caught some kind of bug from the other kids at school. There's been a nasty flu bug going around. I picked up an intestinal/stomach bug.
3 [count] : a problem that prevents a computer program or system from working properly
We found/detected a bug [=glitch] in the program. The software was full of bugs. They've been trying to work/get the bugs out of the system. [=trying to fix the system's problems]
4 [count] : a small hidden microphone that is used to secretly listen to and record people : listening device
The government planted/put a bug in her telephone/apartment.
5 the bug informal : a sudden, strong interest in a particular activity
He was first bitten by the acting bug [=he first became interested in acting] when he was 18. the travel bug

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