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# bug

noun (a bug, bugs); verb (bug, bugs, bugged, bugging)

«bug» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small insect or other tiny crawling creature, like a beetle or an ant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#m1)
2. A germ that makes you mildly ill, like a cold or stomach bug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#m2)
3. A mistake in a computer program that makes it go wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#m3)
4. (verb) To annoy someone again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#m4)
5. A tiny hidden microphone used to listen secretly; (verb) to hide one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#m5)
6. A sudden strong interest: «the reading bug». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#m6)
7. Bug juice is slang for a weak, nasty drink that is not worth much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#m7)

### In the lessons

In science, «bug» is an everyday word for insects; scientists use «true bugs» only for some insects with sucking mouths. In health it means a germ: «a tummy bug». In computing it is an error to find and fix. In everyday talk «stop bugging me» means stop annoying me. Phrases: «catch a bug», «a stomach bug», «fix a bug», «stop bugging me».

### Examples

- We found a green bug on the leaf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x1)
- Ladybugs are bugs that eat aphids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x2)
- I stayed home with a stomach bug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x3)
- Wash your hands so you don't catch a bug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x4)
- There was a bug in my game, so it kept crashing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x5)
- My little brother keeps bugging me while I read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x6)
- After the trip, Sam caught the travel bug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x7)
- Don't pick up bugs you don't know; some can sting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x8)
- The Spider came, and there he found a cricket, a beetle, and a bug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a bug, two bugs. Past form: bugged. Spiders are often called bugs in everyday talk, but they are not insects (they have eight legs). «Bug» meaning annoy is informal. «Ladybug» (US) = «ladybird» (UK).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bug» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bug/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bug» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bug.html) on Mova free.