[bʌɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium
(e.g: their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs)

- a small insect
(e.g: a thick green scum which crawls with bugs, centipedes, and worse)

- an insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking

- a concealed miniature microphone, used for secret eavesdropping or recording
(e.g: they cleaned out the bugs and wiretaps)

- an error in a computer program or system
(e.g: a custom program we used developed a bug)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: of unknown origin. Current verb senses date from the mid 20th century

[bʌɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly
(e.g: their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged)

- annoy or bother (someone)
(e.g: a persistent reporter was bugging me)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: of unknown origin. Current verb senses date from the mid 20th century