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Meaning of beetle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  beetle
      adj 1: jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: {beetle},
             {beetling}]
      n 1: insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to
           form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
      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 [syn:
         {mallet}, {beetle}]
      v 1: be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles
           over the edge of the town" [syn: {overhang}, {beetle}]
      2: fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the
         staircase"; "They beetled off home"
      3: beat with a beetle

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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