beetle

noun4

1. •
   Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
2. •
   A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.

   • Guessing competitions were tackled with much enthusiasm, followed by a beetle drive, and judging by the laughter, this was popular with all. — 1944
3. •
   A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
4. •
   A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.

verb4

1. •
   To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.

   • He beetled off on his vacation.
2. •
   To loom over; to extend or jut (above).

   • The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.
3. •
   To beat with a heavy mallet.
4. •
   To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.

   • to beetle cotton goods

adjective1

1. •
   Protruding, jutting, overhanging.

   • beetle brows

noun1

1. •
   A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and from 2011 to 2019).