small insect; hammer, maul; Volkswagen Beetle
go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a beetle
overhanging; projecting, bulging
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Beetle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
(v. t.)
To beat with a heavy mallet.
To beat with a heavy mallet.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
(v. t.)
A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
(v. i.)
To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
beetle
\bee"tle\ (bē"t'l), n. [oe. betel, as. bītl, b&?;tl, mallet, hammer, fr. be?tan to beat. see beat, v. t.]
1. a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
2. a machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
beetle
\bee"tle\ (bē"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. beetled (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. beetling.] 1. to beat with a heavy mallet.
2. to finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
beetle
\bee"tle\, n. [oe. bityl, bittle, as. bītel, fr. bītan to bite. see bite, v. t.] 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
mite (zo?l.), one of many species of mites, of the family oribatid?, parasitic on beetles.
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Meaning
With a furrowed brow or worried expression.
Origin
Beetles have prominent head casings that give the appearance of a prominent forehead.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.With a furrowed brow or worried expression.
Origin
Beetles have prominent head casings that give the appearance of a prominent forehead.
ciaróg f., daol m., priompallán
prov., One beetle recognizes another beetle: Aithníonn cíaróg cíaróg eile
prov., One beetle recognizes another beetle: Aithníonn cíaróg cíaróg eile
Chwil = n. a beetle, a chafer, a. whirling, reeling
Chwilen = n. a beetle, a chafer
Golchbren = n. wash beetle
Gordd = n. an impetus; a mallet; a beetle; a churn staff, a. impetuous,
Gysb = n. staggers; black beetle
Volkswagen car of the first type produced (so called due to its shape)
move swiftly; leave quickly
move swiftly; leave quickly
to hurry about:"I'm just spent 2 hours beetling around the shopping precinct looking for a gift for Mick"
Noun
1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
(hypernym) insect
(hyponym) tiger beetle
(member-holonym) Coleoptera, order Coleoptera
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
(hypernym) hammer
(hyponym) carpenter's mallet
Verb
1. be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
(synonym) overhang
(hypernym) hang
2. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
3. beat with a beetle
(hypernym) beat
(derivation) mallet
Adjective
1. jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
(synonym) beetling
(similar) protrusive
Beetle Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera. Beetles have biting mouthparts. Their forewings are modified to form a strong covering that protects the underlying membranous hind wings when at rest.
Beetle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, meaning "sheath"; and , pteron, meaning "wing", thus "sheathed wing". The reason for the name is that most beetles have two pairs of wings, the front pair, the "elytra", being hardened and thickened into a sheath-like, or shell-like, protection for the rear pair, and for the rear part of the beetle's body. The superficial consistency of most beetles' morphology, in particular their possession of elytra, has long suggested that the Coleoptera are monophyletic, but there is growing evidence that this is unjustified, there being arguments for example, in favour of allocating the current suborder Adephaga their own order, or very likely even more than one.
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Beetle Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Beetle Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
(Heb. hargol, meaning "leaper"). Mention of it is made only in Lev. 11:22, where it is obvious the word cannot mean properly the beetle. It denotes some winged creeper with at least four feet, "which has legs above its feet, to leap withal." The description plainly points to the locust (q.v.). This has been an article of food from the earliest times in the East to the present day. The word is rendered "cricket" in the Revised Version.
See: Locust
