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bee·tle1 (bēt́l)

[Middle English betil, from Old English bitela, from bītan, to bite.]

noun 

  1. Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form horny coverings that protect the underlying pair of membranous hind wings when at rest.
  2. An insect resembling a member of the order Coleoptera.

intransitive verb: -tled, -tling, -tles. 

To make one's way or move like a beetle: “Chambermaids . . . beetled from bedroom to bedroom loaded with . . . champagne” (Vanity Fair)
bee·tle2 (bēt́l)

[From Middle English bitel-brouwed, grim-browed, bitel, sharp (probably from Old English* bitol, biting) (from Old English bite, bite; see bit2), + brouwed (from brow, brow; see brow).]

adjective 

Jutting; overhanging: beetle brows.

intransitive verb: -tled, -tling, -tles. 

To jut; overhang: “The rocks often beetled over the road” (Washington Irving)
bee·tle3 (bēt́l)

[Middle English betel, from Old English bȳtl.]

noun 

  1. A heavy mallet with a large wooden head.
  2. A small wooden household mallet.
  3. A machine with revolving wooden hammers that gives fabrics a lustrous sheen.