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beetle in English
- beetle⇄adj. beetlelike.
- beetle⇄adj. projecting or overhanging.
- beetle⇄beetle (1), noun, verb, -tled,-tling.
- beetle⇄beetle (2), noun, verb, -tled,-tling.
- beetle⇄beetle (3), verb, -tled,-tling,adjective.
- beetle⇄noun 1. a heavy wooden mallet for ramming, crushing, or smoothing; a maul.
2. (Especially British.) a wooden household utensil for beating or mashing.
3. a machine for finishing linen or cotton cloth by hammering it. - beetle⇄noun 1. an insect that has two hard, shiny cases that cover its wings when at rest. There are over 250,000 species of beetles, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to nearly that of a man's fist.
2. any insect resembling a beetle, such as the - beetle⇄v.i. (Informal.) to move quickly; scurry.
Ex. His eyes beetled across the page (New Yorker). - beetle⇄v.i. to project or overhang.
Ex. Great cliffs beetled above the narrow path. - beetle⇄v.t. 1. to pound with a beetle.
2. to finish (cloth) by means of a beetling machine.