BEETLE

(noun) insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
(noun) 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
synonyms : mallet
(verb) beat with a beetle
(verb) fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
"He beetled up the staircase", "They beetled off home"
(verb) be suspended over or hang over
"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
synonyms : overhang
(adj.) jutting or overhanging
"beetle brows"
synonyms : beetling

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