English dictionary
beetle
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- jutting or overhanging
noun
- insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
noun
- a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
verb
- beat with a beetle
verb
- fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
verb
- be suspended over or hang over
Example sentences
beetle brows
He beetled up the staircase
They beetled off home
This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town