beagle /ˈbiːɡəl/noun 4verb 2forms 3phrases 1 noun4 •A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. •A person who snoops on others; a detective.[…]whereas burying a body in the wooded area beyond the backyard was the quickest way to make a Nassau County Police Department beagle look good. — 2002 •A bailiff. •A small kind of shark. verb2 •To hunt with beagles.[…] reading men who beagled for fresh air and exercise, impecunious hunting men who beagled for economy[…] — 1933 •To search.[…]Pope clapped his hand to his forehead and beagled like a maniac; he had clean forgotten Thorofare Gap. — 1997 formsbeagled · beagling · beagles Phrases with beagle legal beagleA lawyer, specifically one regarded as astute and skilful.