noun
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
noun
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
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noun
a small hidden microphone
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- for listening secretly
noun
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
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- usually show incomplete metamorphosis
noun
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
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- the term is not in technical use
verb
annoy persistently
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- The children teased the boy because of his stammer
verb
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
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- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
- Is this hotel room bugged?