Synonyms for beetle

verb

• be suspended over or hang over
• beat with a beetle
• fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

noun

• 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
• insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

adjective

• jutting or overhanging