bug - noun

general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

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

a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

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

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

bug - verb

• annoy persistently
• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

bug - thesaurus

badger   beleaguer   germ   glitch   hemipteran   hemipteron   intercept   microbe   pester   tap   tease   wiretap