ALL meanings of beat around the bush
beat a·round the bush
B b - noun beat around the bush to talk around a subject without getting to the point 3
- noun beat around the bush a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground. 1
- noun beat around the bush a small cluster of shrubs appearing as a single plant. 1
- noun beat around the bush something resembling or suggesting this, as a thick, shaggy head of hair. 1
- noun beat around the bush Also called bush lot. Canadian. a small, wooded lot, especially a farm lot with trees left standing to provide firewood, fence posts, etc. 1
- noun beat around the bush the tail of a fox; brush. 1
- noun beat around the bush Geography. a stretch of uncultivated land covered with mixed plant growth, bushy vegetation, trees, etc. 1
- noun beat around the bush a large uncleared area thickly covered with mixed plant growth, trees, etc., as a jungle. 1
- noun beat around the bush a large, sparsely populated area most of which is uncleared, as areas of Australia and Alaska. 1
- noun beat around the bush a tree branch hung as a sign before a tavern or vintner's shop. 1
- noun beat around the bush any tavern sign. 1
- noun beat around the bush Slang: Vulgar. pubic hair. 1
- noun beat around the bush Archaic. a wineshop. 1
- verb without object beat around the bush to be or become bushy; branch or spread as or like a bush. 1
- verb with object beat around the bush to cover, protect, support, or mark with a bush or bushes. 1
- adjective beat around the bush bush-league. 1
- idioms beat around the bush beat around / about the bush, to avoid coming to the point; delay in approaching a subject directly: Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want. 1
- idioms beat around the bush beat the bushes, to scout or search for persons or things far and wide: beating the bushes for engineers. 1
- idioms beat around the bush go bush, Australian. to flee or escape into the bush. Slang. to become wild. 1
- verbal expression beat around the bush avoid getting to the point 1
- verb beat around the bush (Idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally. 0
- verb beat around the bush (Idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant. 0