Beetle Definition & Meaning
beetle
- adjective
- jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
- noun
- insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
- 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
- be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
- fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
- beat with a beetle
"Beetle" in song lyrics
See how beetle is used in real songs:
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"Or look eye to eye with a beetle"
Aceyalone — The Thief -
"You phony as the 5th Beetle"
Insane Clown Posse f/ Twiztid — Meat Cleaver -
"Let your ears be deadend to the calling of the dung beetle"
Knowdaverbs f/ Bonafide, Coffee, Pigeon John — Call of the Dung Beetle
Words that rhyme with beetle
Usage tips for "beetle"
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- What does beetle mean?
- jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings 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 be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase
- What part of speech is beetle?
- Beetle is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does beetle have?
- Beetle has 6 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).