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bug

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1. bug - Noun

2. bug - Verb

3. Bug - Proper noun

Meaning

A bugbear; anything which terrifies.

A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc.

An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. lectularius). See Bedbug.

One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.

One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. Mark Twain

Spelling mistakes in a letter is like a bug on a white shirt. Faina Ranevskaya

It is better to be a young June Bug than an old Bird of Paradise. Mark Twain

He would slaughter a bug to drink its blood. Italian Proverb

An arrogant bug is a cocky roach. Colonial Proverb

Who sets a bug on its feet on the path will step up the staircase. Estonian Proverb

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