bug
/bʌɡ/noun
उच्चारण बग
कीड़ा; संक्रमण; त्रुटि
Core word
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[C]
any small insect; an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild; a fault in a machine, especially in a computer system or program; a strong interest in something
कीड़ा; संक्रमण; त्रुटि
- a stomach bug
- fix the bug
- I caught a bug and stayed in bed for two days.
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- A tiny bug crawled across the page.
- The programmer spent hours looking for the bug in the code.
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[T]
to put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversations; (informal) to annoy somebody
गुप्त रूप से सुनना; परेशान करना
- The room was bugged.
- It really bugs me when people talk loudly in the library.
- The police bugged his phone for months.
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- They found that the office had been bugged.
- Stop bugging me about the money; I will pay you tomorrow.
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bug (countable noun) = insect / illness
A bug is a small insect, or a mild infectious illness; both are countable.
Bug छोटा कीड़ा या हल्की संक्रामक बीमारी को कहते हैं; दोनों countable हैं।
- A bug crawled across the page.
- Half the class has caught a stomach bug.
a bug in the software / program
In computing, a bug is a fault in code; use 'in' for where it is and 'fix', 'report' or 'find' for what you do.
Computing में bug code की कमी है; वह कहाँ है इसके लिए 'in' और आप क्या करते हैं इसके लिए 'fix', 'report' या 'find' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There is a bug in the exam app that freezes the screen.
- The developers fixed the bug overnight.
bug (verb) = annoy / listen secretly
As a verb, 'bug' means to irritate someone, or to hide a device so that you can listen secretly.
क्रिया के रूप में 'bug' का अर्थ किसी को परेशान करना, या गुप्त रूप से सुनने के लिए कोई device छिपाना है।
- Stop bugging me about the phone.
- The room had been bugged by spies.
the travel bug / the fitness bug
A 'bug' in a figurative sense is a sudden strong interest in something.
लाक्षणिक अर्थ में 'bug' किसी चीज़ में अचानक पैदा हुई तीव्र रुचि है।
- Radhika caught the travel bug after her first trip to Kerala.
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adjective + bug
stomachsoftwarenastytinycommonwinter
- A nasty stomach bug kept him away from school.
verb + bug
fixreportcatchfindsquashspot
- The tester reported a bug in the login page.
bug + noun
spraybitereportfixhuntfree
- Use an insect spray to protect yourself from the bug bites.
bug + bite / be bugged by
a bug bitebugged by noisebugged by calls
- I was bugged by the constant noise outside.
bug + phrase
a bug in the systema bug in the codebug fixesbug-free
- The new version is bug-free.
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- A software bug stopped the online form from being submitted.
Software bug के कारण ऑनलाइन फ़ॉर्म जमा नहीं हो पा रहा था।
- She was in bed for a week with a flu bug.
वह फ़्लू के संक्रमण के कारण एक सप्ताह बिस्तर पर रही।
- It really bugs me when people talk during a film.
जब लोग फ़िल्म के दौरान बात करते हैं तो मुझे बहुत खीझ होती है।
- The police found a hidden bug under the desk.
पुलिस को मेज़ के नीचे छिपा हुआ listening device मिला।
- A tiny bug landed on the page of my notebook.
एक नन्हा कीड़ा मेरी कॉपी के पन्ने पर आकर बैठ गया।
- The company paid a reward to anyone who could find a bug in its app.
कंपनी ने अपने app में bug ढूँढने वाले को इनाम दिया।
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✗ Don't bug to me again and again.
✓ Don't bug me again and again.
'Bug' meaning to annoy is transitive and takes the person directly, with no 'to'.
परेशान करने के अर्थ में 'bug' सकर्मक है और व्यक्ति सीधे object होता है, बीच में 'to' नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both are small creatures, but the words are used differently.
दोनों छोटे जीव हैं, पर शब्दों के प्रयोग में अंतर है।
An informal word for any small insect; also a software fault.
किसी भी छोटे कीड़े के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द; software की खराबी भी।
- A bug is crawling on the wall.
The scientific word for a six-legged animal with three body parts.
छह पैरों और तीन शरीर-भागों वाले जीव के लिए वैज्ञानिक शब्द।
- An ant is an insect.
A tiny organism causing disease, or a harmful computer program.
रोग फैलाने वाला सूक्ष्म जीव, या हानिकारक computer program।
- The virus spread quickly.
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General knowledge
Computer GK: a bug is an error in a program, and debugging means finding and fixing it; Grace Hopper popularized the term.
Computer GK में bug program की त्रुटि है, और debugging का अर्थ उसे खोजकर ठीक करना है; Grace Hopper ने यह शब्द लोकप्रिय बनाया।