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bug

noun
  1. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
    microbe
  2. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
  3. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
    hemipterous insecthemipteranhemipteron
  4. a small hidden microphone
  5. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
    glitch
verb
  1. to annoy persistently
    “They are really bugging me.”
    tease
  2. to tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
    “The cops are bugging our phones.”
    tap