Pronunciation: /bʌɡz/
noun small insects or other creatures, especially those that are harmful or annoying
A1 I don't like bugs.
A2 There are bugs in the garden.
B1 The software has some bugs that need to be fixed.
B2 The company hired a team of experts to debug the system and eliminate all bugs.
C1 Entomologists study bugs to understand their behavior and ecology.
C2 The researcher discovered a new species of bugs in the rainforest.
verb to annoy or bother someone persistently
A1 I bugs my sister when I play with her toys.
A2 The software bugs were fixed in the latest update.
B1 The new operating system update seems to have bugs that need to be addressed.
B2 The company hired a team of experts to bug test the new product before its release.
C1 The spy agency was accused of illegally bugging private conversations.
C2 The hacker was able to bug the company's network and gain access to sensitive information.
formal Entomologists study the behavior and ecology of various bugs.
informal I hate it when bugs crawl into the house during the summer.
slang I heard there's a new bug going around that makes your phone crash.
figurative The software developer spent hours debugging the code to eliminate all the bugs.
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