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  • 51bug — 1. n. a flaw in a computer program. □ As soon as I get the bugs out, I can run my program. □ There is a little bug still, but it hardly causes any problems. 2. n. someone who is enthusiastic about something. (A combining form.) □ Mary is a camera …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 52bug — 1 noun (C) 1 especially AmE a small insect, especially one that people think is unpleasant 2 informal an illness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious: pick up a bug (=get a bug) | tummy/stomach bug (=illness… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 53bug — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bugge hobgoblin; probably akin to Low German bögge goblin Date: 14th century obsolete bogey, bugbear II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1622 1 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 54bug — {{11}}bug (n.) insect, 1620s (earliest reference is to bedbugs), probably from M.E. bugge something frightening, scarecrow (late 14c.), a meaning obsolete except in BUGBEAR (Cf. bugbear) (1570s) and BUGABOO (Cf. bugaboo) (q.v.); probably… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 55Bug — 1. Man kommt ihm quer vor den Bug. Hindernd in den Weg. *2. Auf Einen Bug segeln. Geraden Gang, Lauf halten thun wie man gewohnt ist, consequent handeln. Bug kommt in den Sprichwörtern der Holländer häufig vor. Eine andere Richtung einschlagen,… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 56Büg — Wappen Deutschlandkarte …

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  • 57bug — 1. noun /bʌɡ/ a) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the true bugs ). These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them. b) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a …

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  • 58bug — n. listening device 1) to install a bug 2) to remove, tear out a bug * * * [bʌg] tear out a bug [ listening device ] to install a bug to remove …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 59bug — noun 1》 informal a harmful microorganism.     ↘an illness caused by a microorganism. 2》 Entomology an insect of a large order having piercing and sucking mouthparts, including aphids, leafhoppers, cicadas, and many other insects. [Order Hemiptera …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 60bug — 1. noun 1) bugs were crawling everywhere Syn: insect, mite; informal creepy crawly, beastie 2) informal a stomach bug Syn: illness, ailment, disorder, infection, disease, sickness, complaint …

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