Beetle ¹

Definition: A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

Beetle ²

Definition: A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; called also beetling machine.

Beetle ³

Definition: To beat with a heavy mallet.

Beetle ⁴

Definition: To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.

Beetle ⁵

Definition: Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.

Beetle ⁶

Definition: To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.

beetle ⁷

Definition: insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

beetle ⁸

Definition: 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

beetle ⁹

Definition: beat with a beetle

beetle ¹⁰

Definition: fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"

beetle ¹¹

Definition: be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"

beetle ¹²

Definition: jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"