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beetle

/ beetle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Type of:
insect
Kinds of:
tiger beetle ladybug ladybeetle lady beetle ladybird
Has parts:
Coleoptera order Coleoptera
verb Sense 2
beat with a beetle
Type of:
beat
Derived:
mallet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
"He beetled up the staircase"
"They beetled off home"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 4
jutting or overhanging
"beetle brows"
Similar:
protrusive
noun Sense 5
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
Type of:
hammer
Kinds of:
carpenter's mallet gavel
verb Sense 6
be suspended over or hang over
"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
Type of:
hang
Derived:
overhang
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
11
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insect tiger beetle ladybug ladybeetle lady beetle ladybird beat travel go move protrusive hammer