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noun | verb bugbug1 /bʌg/ ●●○ S2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYbug1Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from bug evil spirit, scarecrow (14-18 centuries) ► catch/get a bug I guess I caught a bug somewhere. ► a stomach bug She missed school because of a stomach bug (=sickness affecting her stomach). ► flu bug Jim’s just getting over (=recovering from) a flu bug. ► get/be bitten by/catch the bug Her brother started taking judo, and Marisa caught the bug. ► the travel/acting etc. bug He got the rodeo bug at age 6. THESAURUSsomething bad or wrong in the way an object, machine, idea, etc. is made or developed that means it is not perfect or not good enough► defectsomething bad or wrong in the way an object, machine, idea, etc. is made or developed that means it is not perfect or not good enough: All the new cars are tested for defects. ► problem a bad or difficult situation that needs to be dealt with: There’s a problem with the brakes. ► flaw a mark or weakness that makes something not perfect. Used about ideas or things: The repair was made to correct a flaw in the design of the bridge. There’s a serious flaw in the plan. ► imperfection imperfection means the same as flaw but you mostly use it about things: The glasses are then inspected for any imperfections. ► fault something that is wrong with a machine, system, etc., which prevents it from working correctly: He fixed a fault in the wiring of the house. ► bug a defect in a computer program: The program had some minor bugs. ► glitch a small defect in a system or plan that stops it from working correctly: A glitch in the computer system caused the letter to be sent to the wrong address. 1science, biology a small insect2informal a sickness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious: catch/get a bug I guess I caught a bug somewhere. She missed school because of a stomach bug (=sickness affecting her stomach). Jim’s just getting over (=recovering from) a flu bug.3computers a small fault in the system of instructions that operates a computer
► see thesaurus at defect1 → see also debug4informal a sudden strong interest in doing something: get/be bitten by/catch the bug Her brother started taking judo, and Marisa caught the bug.the travel/acting etc. bug He got the rodeo bug at age 6.5a small piece of electronic equipment for listening secretly to other people’s conversations noun | verb bugbug2 verb (bugged, bugging) [transitive] VERB TABLEbug |
| Present | I, you, we, they | bug | | he, she, it | bugs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bugged | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bugged | | he, she, it | has bugged | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bugged | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bug | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bugged |
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| Present | I | am bugging | | he, she, it | is bugging | | you, we, they | are bugging | | Past | I, he, she, it | was bugging | | you, we, they | were bugging | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bugging | | he, she, it | has been bugging | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bugging | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bugging | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bugging |
► It ... bugs It really bugs me when the car behind me drives too close. 1informal to annoy someone: It really bugs me when the car behind me drives too close.2to put a bug somewhere secretly in order to listen to conversations: The FBI had bugged his apartment.bug off phrasal verb informal used to tell someone to go away and stop annoying you |