Meaning & Definition of Beetle in English
English⟶
Beetle
/bitəl/
noun
1. Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
synonym:
- beetle
2. 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
synonym:
- mallet,
- beetle
verb
1. Be suspended over or hang over
- "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
synonym:
- overhang,
- beetle
2. Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
- "He beetled up the staircase"
- "They beetled off home"
synonym:
- beetle
3. Beat with a beetle
synonym:
- beetle
adjective
1. Jutting or overhanging
- "Beetle brows"
synonym:
- beetle,
- beetling