bug: Meaning and Definition of

bug

1. Also calleda hemipterous insect.
2. (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate.
3. any microorganism, esp. a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug.
4. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane.
5. a hi-fi bug.
1. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist:a hi-fi bug.
2. a craze or obsession:He's got the sports-car bug.
1. a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device.
2. any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device, give warning of an intruder, or indicate location.
7. a mark, as an asterisk, that indicates a particular item, level, etc.
8. the five-pound weight allowance that can be claimed by an apprentice jockey.
9. a telegraph key that automatically transmits a series of dots when moved to one side and one dash when moved to the other.
10. a joker that can be used only as an ace or as a wild card to fill a straight or a flush.
11. a label printed on certain matter to indicate that it was produced by a union shop.
12. any of various fishing plugs resembling an insect.
13. a bedbug.
14. to give someone a subtle suggestion; hint: We put a bug in his ear about a new gymnasium.

bug

1. a bogy; hobgoblin.

Bug

1. a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and forming part of the boundary between Poland and Ukraine, flowing NW to the Vistula River in Poland. 450 mi. (725 km) long.
2. a river in SW Ukraine flowing SE to the Dnieper estuary. ab. 530 mi. (850 km) long.