tap vs bug

tap and bug both are nouns.

tap and bug both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tap	Yes	No	Yes	No
bug	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tap and bug are synonyms defined as:

tap and bug: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

Other synonyms of tap include intercept, wiretap.

tap (noun)	bug (noun)
a light touch or stroke	insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information	general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask	a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
a plug for a bunghole in a cask	a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads	a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
the sound made by a gentle blow
a gentle blow

tap (verb)	bug (verb)
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently	annoy persistently
draw from; make good use of	tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
strike lightly
cut a female screw thread with a tap
pierce in order to draw a liquid from
walk with a tapping sound
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
draw (liquor) from a tap
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
make light, repeated taps on a surface
draw from or dip into to get something
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

Difference between tap and bug

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