(idiomatic) To run. / (idiomatic) To flee.

simple past tense and past participle of beat around the bush

present participle of beat around the bush

A single bean in a portion of baked beans.

(humorous) A fictional Australian marsupial in the form of a large, carnivorous koala said to fall upon its prey from treetops.

To deliver a testimony, especially as witness / To prove, demonstrate

Any of several lichens, of the genus Usnea, that generally grow hanging from tree branches, resembling grey or greenish hair.

(figuratively, singular only) A well-populated area or well-trodden path; any busy area.

Two individuals, usually but not necessarily romantically involved, where one is perceived to be considerably more attractive than the other.

plural of beater-upper