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beast

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beast

Noun

∙ Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.
∙ (more specific) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
∙ A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
∙ A large and impressive thing or structure. slang
∙ Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically. slang
∙ A sex offender. slang, prisons
∙ Something unpleasant and difficult. figuratively

Verb

∙ to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment. Britain, military

Adjective

Beast

Proper noun

∙ A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist. biblical
∙ A wild animal, or seemingly so, which roams free in a country it is usually only found in zoos. (For example The Beast of Bodmin Moor).

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