noun

1. An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

2. Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.

3. Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

   “These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.”

Synonyms: bog, bogey, boggard, boggle, bogle, bugbear, defect, glitch

verb

1. To annoy.

   “Don’t bug me, I’m busy!”

2. To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

   “We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.”

noun

1. A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

Synonyms: bug