"beagle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːɡəl/, [ˈb̥iːɡəɫ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beagle.wav Forms: beagles [plural]
Rhymes: -iːɡəl Etymology: From Middle English *begel (begles (plural)), of uncertain origin. Possibly a corruption of Middle English bedel (“beadle”) in the sense of "constable, detective" (for change of d compare Middle English bugge from Old English budda; Middle English -inge from -inde; etc.); or alternatively from Middle French beegueule (“one who keeps their mouth open”), whence modern French bégueule (“a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude”); from Old French beer, bayer (“to gape, gawk”) + Old French gueule (“gullet”). The modern French bigle (“beagle”) however is a borrowing from the English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*begel}} Middle English *begel, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|enm|bedel|t=beadle}} Middle English bedel (“beadle”), {{m+|enm|bugge}} Middle English bugge, {{m+|ang|budda}} Old English budda, {{m+|enm|-inge}} Middle English -inge, {{der|en|frm|beegueule|t=one who keeps their mouth open}} Middle French beegueule (“one who keeps their mouth open”), {{ncog|fr|bégueule|t=a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude}} French bégueule (“a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude”), {{der|en|fro|beer}} Old French beer, {{der|en|fro|gueule|t=gullet}} Old French gueule (“gullet”), {{noncog|fr|bigle|t=beagle}} French bigle (“beagle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} beagle (plural beagles)
  1. A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. Categories (lifeform): Scenthounds Translations (small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares or as a family pet): зайчар (zajčar) (Bulgarian), bígl [masculine] (Czech), beagle [masculine] (Dutch), beagle (Finnish), briquet [masculine] (French), beagle (Hungarian), vadászkopó [broadly] (Hungarian), kopó (Hungarian), pocadán [masculine] (Irish), pocadán beag [masculine] (Irish), за́јчар (zájčar) [masculine] (Macedonian), anjing beagle (Malay), beagle [masculine] (Portuguese), го́нчая (gónčaja) [feminine] (Russian), bígl [masculine] (Slovak), beagle [masculine] (Spanish), beagle (Swedish), aso (Tagalog), corhelgi [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-beagle-en-noun-~yE5aN4z Disambiguation of Scenthounds: 70 6 3 3 13 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 11 1 1 10 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 7 3 3 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 63 8 3 3 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 6 3 3 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 56 17 4 4 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 39 42 3 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 54 10 4 4 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 16 4 4 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 9 3 3 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 37 2 2 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 39 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 59 16 4 4 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 40 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 39 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 7 3 3 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 39 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 66 8 2 2 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 58 17 3 3 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 56 18 4 4 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 57 10 3 3 14 14 Disambiguation of 'small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares or as a family pet': 96 1 0 3
  2. A person who snoops on others; a detective. Categories (topical): People Translations (snooping person): доносник (donosnik) (Bulgarian), snuffelaar [masculine] (Dutch), speurneus [masculine] (Dutch), nuuskija (Finnish), rendőrkém (Hungarian), rendőrspicli (Hungarian), rendőrkopó (Hungarian), besúgó (Hungarian), spicli (Hungarian), siberat (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-beagle-en-noun-F7w7k91l Disambiguation of People: 1 99 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 39 42 3 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 37 2 2 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 39 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 40 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 39 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 39 42 3 3 6 7 Disambiguation of 'snooping person': 4 96 0 0
  3. A bailiff.
    Sense id: en-beagle-en-noun--luC4Q5o
  4. A small kind of shark.
    Sense id: en-beagle-en-noun-HbODBrTR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bagle, bagle hound, beagador, Beagle Channel, beaglepuss, beagler, beaglier, legal beagle, poogle, puggle

Verb

IPA: /ˈbiːɡəl/, [ˈb̥iːɡəɫ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beagle.wav Forms: beagles [present, singular, third-person], beagling [participle, present], beagled [participle, past], beagled [past]
Rhymes: -iːɡəl Etymology: From Middle English *begel (begles (plural)), of uncertain origin. Possibly a corruption of Middle English bedel (“beadle”) in the sense of "constable, detective" (for change of d compare Middle English bugge from Old English budda; Middle English -inge from -inde; etc.); or alternatively from Middle French beegueule (“one who keeps their mouth open”), whence modern French bégueule (“a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude”); from Old French beer, bayer (“to gape, gawk”) + Old French gueule (“gullet”). The modern French bigle (“beagle”) however is a borrowing from the English. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*begel}} Middle English *begel, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|enm|bedel|t=beadle}} Middle English bedel (“beadle”), {{m+|enm|bugge}} Middle English bugge, {{m+|ang|budda}} Old English budda, {{m+|enm|-inge}} Middle English -inge, {{der|en|frm|beegueule|t=one who keeps their mouth open}} Middle French beegueule (“one who keeps their mouth open”), {{ncog|fr|bégueule|t=a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude}} French bégueule (“a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude”), {{der|en|fro|beer}} Old French beer, {{der|en|fro|gueule|t=gullet}} Old French gueule (“gullet”), {{noncog|fr|bigle|t=beagle}} French bigle (“beagle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beagle (third-person singular simple present beagles, present participle beagling, simple past and past participle beagled)
  1. To hunt with beagles.
    Sense id: en-beagle-en-verb-QHUoDb1e Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 37 2 2 13 6
  2. To search.
    Sense id: en-beagle-en-verb-jBwTAH3N

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "snooping person",
      "word": "rendőrspicli"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "snooping person",
      "word": "rendőrkopó"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "snooping person",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "snooping person",
      "word": "spicli"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "snooping person",
      "word": "siberat"
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