as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a "bump"
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Recent Examples of beetle
CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Drugstore beetles are also called cigarette beetles.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
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Verb
The beetle invasion was first detected during a routine library cleaning.
—CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Drugstore beetles are also called cigarette beetles.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
Black-and-yellow taxis beetled along Apollo Bunder, the road in front of the hotel.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
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Verb
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That power runs through a six-speed sequential gearbox, controlled via a large handle protruding between us, just beside the equally tall handbrake.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025
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Then on September 15, 2024, as Trump was golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida, a Secret Service agent, authorities said, saw Routh's rifle protruding through the golf course fence and opened fire.—
Peter Aitken
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Prater has pieces like John Wayne Gacy’s clown costume, Jeffrey Dahmer’s bloody fridge, Charles Manson’s guitar, and even more notably, the Trinity Killer’s hammer and the Bay Harbor Butcher’s blood slides.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 July 2025
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Early Friday morning, Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children deputies and SWAT personnel carried out a search warrant at his home and found a laptop in the trunk of Kull’s car that had been hit multiple times with a hammer, the affidavit said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
Verb
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This review pokes a useful hole in the breathless reception this film received, while managing to feel fond.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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The dish is almost a tease, tickling and poking you by showcasing carrots such that here a confident argument is made to herald them in as the pre-eminent salad vegetable.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Whirring drills, cranking wrenches and the pounding of rubber mallets give everything a productive, almost musical soundtrack.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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This also prevents your meat mallet from getting dirty as well.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Both can affect your quality of life: Atherosclerosis can cause heart attacks, strokes, poor blood flow to the legs, or bulging arteries.—
Alexandria Nyembwe,
Health,
20 July 2025
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Blount, who appeared wearing a white button-down shirt and tie, his hands shackled in front of him, his bulging gut and beige tie spilling over his beige pants, appeared impassive and refused to meet his victim’s gaze as Rothschild addressed him personally.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Many dressed in Black Sabbath gear and walked with canes — a nod to the Prince of Darkness’ style.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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There’s a statue of a standing (with cane) Franklin Roosevelt, paid for by British subscribers.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Sirenko has an excellent chin, but he is getting hit with some sledgehammers and walking through it.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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This is truly a sledgehammer available to President Trump to end this war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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“Beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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