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Textual thesaurus for "bug"

(noun) microbe, germ

a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use


(noun) hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect

insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis


(noun) glitch

a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine


(verb) beleaguer, badger, pester, tease

annoy persistently

The children teased the boy because of his stammer


(verb) wiretap, tap, intercept

tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy; Is this hotel room bugged?