1. • noun - general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
   • noun - a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
   • noun - a small hidden microphone
   • noun - insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
   • noun - a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
   • verb - annoy persistently
   • verb - tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
2. • A true bug.
   • An insect or similar organism, such as a centipede or an earwig.
   • A disease-producing microorganism: a flu bug.
   • The illness or disease so produced: “stomach flu, a cold, or just some bug going around” (David Smollar).
   • A defect or difficulty, as in a system or design.
   • A defect in the code or routine of a program.
   • An enthusiasm or obsession: got bitten by the writing bug.
   • An enthusiast or devotee; a buff: a model train bug.
   • To grow large; bulge: My eyes bugged when I saw the mess.
   • To annoy; pester.
   • To prey on; worry: a memory that bugged me for years.
   • To equip (a room or telephone circuit, for example) with a concealed electronic listening device.
   • To leave someone alone; go away.
   • To leave or quit, usually in a hurry.
   • To impart useful information to (another) in a subtle, discreet way.
3. • v - to be troublesome to

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