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noun(bug)any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects (such as an assassin bug or chinch bug) that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests —called also true bug
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noun(bug)any of various small arthropods (such as a beetle or spider) resembling the true bugs
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noun(bug)any of several insects (such as a head louse) commonly considered obnoxious
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verb(bug)bother, annoy
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verb(bug)to plant a concealed microphone in
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verb(bug)to lose one's composure : freak —often used with out
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verb(bug)protrude, bulge —often used with out
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verb(bug)to cause to bug
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noun(bug)bogey, bugbear
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noun(bug)any of a family (Reduviidae) of bugs that are usually predatory on insects though some (such as a kissing bug) suck the blood of mammals —called also reduviid
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verb(bug)leave, depart —usually used as a command
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verb(bug)to retreat during a military action; especially : to flee in panic
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verb(bug)to depart especially in a hurry
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noun(bug)a small black-and-white bug (Blissus leucopterus) that is very destructive to cereal grasses
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noun(bug)german cockroach
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noun(bug)any of various small mostly black-and-white predaceous bugs (family Anthocoridae) that frequent flowers and feed on pest insects (such as aphids and thrips)