bug


4bug

verb
buggedbug·ging

Definition of BUG

intransitive verb
of the eyes
: protrude, bulge —often used with out
transitive verb
: to cause to bug <his eyes were bugged with horror>

Origin of BUG

probably from 2bug
First Known Use: 1865

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