beetles

A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011)

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.

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.

To move away quickly, to scurry away.

“He beetled off on his vacation.”

To loom over; to extend or jut.

“The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.”

A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.

To beat with a heavy mallet.

To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.

“to beetle cotton goods”