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Something, such as a germ (colloquially a bug), that causes intestinal distress (particularly vomiting). Sometimes incorrectly used to refer to food poisoning.
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bug — bug1 [bʌg] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bug evil spirit, scarecrow (14 18 centuries)] 1.) informal an illness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious catch/pick up/get a bug ▪ I picked up a bug last… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 infectious illness ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty ▪ flu, stomach, tummy VERB + BUG ▪ have ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bug — 1 noun (C) 1 especially AmE a small insect, especially one that people think is unpleasant 2 informal an illness that people catch very easily from each other but is not very serious: pick up a bug (=get a bug) | tummy/stomach bug (=illness… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bug — [[t]bʌ̱g[/t]] bugs, bugging, bugged 1) N COUNT: usu pl A bug is an insect or similar small creature. [INFORMAL] We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls. ...a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing. 2) N COUNT A bug is an illness… … English dictionary
bug — 1. noun 1) bugs were crawling everywhere Syn: insect, mite; informal creepy crawly, beastie 2) informal a stomach bug Syn: illness, ailment, disorder, infection, disease, sickness, complaint … Thesaurus of popular words
bug — 1. noun 1) informal a stomach bug Syn: illness, disease, sickness, disorder, upset, ailment, infection, virus; Brit.; informal lurgy 2) bugs were crawling everywhere Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset … Collocations dictionary
assassin bug — any of numerous bugs of the family Reduviidae, feeding chiefly on other insects but including some forms that are bloodsucking parasites of mammals. Also called reduviid. [1890 95] * * * Any of about 4,000 insect species (family Reduviidae)… … Universalium
List of A Bug's Life characters — This is a list of the fictional characters that appear in the Disney animated film A Bug s Life .AntsFlikFlik is a pavement ant with grand ideas on how to improve life, but he s constantly put down by other, more serious ants for his ideas and… … Wikipedia
Wheel bug — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
