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beast

(biːst)
Word forms: plural beasts
1. countable noun
You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one.
[literary]
...the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts.
...a centaur: half man, half beast.
Synonyms: animal, creature, brute More Synonyms of beast
2. countable noun [usually with supplement]
If you refer to a man as a beast, you mean that his behaviour, especially his sexual behaviour, is very violent and uncontrolled.
[journalism, disapproval]
3. countable noun & vocative noun
If you call someone a beast, you think that they are behaving in a selfish, unkind, or unpleasant way.
[informal, old-fashioned, disapproval]
Bully! Hooligan! Beast! Let me go, let go!
4. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN]
You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality.
...that rare beast, a sports movie that isn't boring.
More Synonyms of beast

beast in British English

(biːst)
noun
1. 
any animal other than a human, esp a large wild quadruped
2. 
savage nature or characteristics
the beast in us all
3. 
a brutal, uncivilized, or filthy person
verb
4. (transitive) military slang, mainly British
to punish or torture (someone) in a manner that involves excessive physical exercise
Word origin
C13: from Old French beste, from Latin bestia, of obscure origin

beast in American English

(bist)
noun
1.  Archaic
any animal as distinguished from a human being
2. 
any large, four-footed animal; sometimes, specif., a domesticated animal
3. 
qualities or impulses like an animal's
the beast in him
4. 
a person who is gross, brutal, vile, etc.
Word origin
ME & OFr beste < L bestia < ? IE base *dheus- > deer

More idioms containing
beast

no use to man or beast
the nature of the beast

COBUILD Collocations
beast

curious beast
ferocious beast
rare beast
strange beast

Examples of 'beast' in a sentence
beast

The big beasts of the banking industry are taking the issue seriously.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both bird and beast are accustomed to noises in the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The painful reality is that many of the challengers are simply too small to offer robust competition to the big beasts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are different beasts, but their goals are not dissimilar.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That's the nature of the beast.
The Sun (2016)
Paid to protect the public from wild beasts, he switches sides.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It may be the nature of the beast, but economic anniversaries tend to be unhappy ones.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Man and beast mingle.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Zurich is a very different beast to the stricken group of six years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yuan appears to be a rare beast.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It seems somehow fitting that football should come between the beauty and the beast.
The Sun (2009)
The hours can be long but that is the nature of the beast.
The Sun (2013)
They rolled and tumbled as wild beasts.
Barrett, Clive The Gods of Asgard (1989)
The red iron door which they open to let the wild beasts out is bolted shut.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
 Birds and beasts and country folk love what is old.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Thus a prince must know how to make good use of both the beast and the man.
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
Those who follow the bank closely know that it is a very different beast.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is the eternal beauty and beast of this sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That seems to be the nature of the beast.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But it was out in wild places with the wild beasts that she was at her best.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Seems to be one of those rare beasts who gets better as the company he keeps becomes more rarefied.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They have been joined by a host of dangerous beasts, from wolves to crocodiles.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The train north is called the Beast.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Which big beast will become Defence supremo?
The Sun (2016)
Polar bears are territorial - add hunger into the equation and you have a dangerous beast.
The Sun (2011)
He is an animal, a beast!
The Sun (2014)
We find a special joy, a special comfort in being around these big beasts.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But the first time my parents came to watch me my mum thought they were booing me when they were calling me the Beast.
The Sun (2012)
A savage beast devoured him!
Bruce Feiler WALKING THE BIBLE (2001)

Quotations

And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?W.B. YeatsThe Second Coming

In other languages
beast

British English: beast NOUN
A beast is a large and dangerous animal.
...the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts.
  • American English: beast
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fera
  • Chinese: > 兽尤指罕见或巨大凶猛的
  • European Spanish: bestia
  • French: bête
  • German: Biest
  • Italian: bestia
  • Japanese: けだもの
  • Korean: 짐승
  • European Portuguese: fera
  • Latin American Spanish: bestia

All related terms of 'beast'

big beast
an important or powerful person
rare beast
You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality.
wild beast
a wild and savage animal
curious beast
You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality.
strange beast
You can use beast to refer to something or someone in a light-hearted way, and to mention that they have a particular quality.
ferocious beast
You can refer to an animal as a beast , especially if it is a large, dangerous , or unusual one.
beast of prey
any animal that hunts other animals for food
beast of burden
A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things.
the nature of the beast
something that is an essential part of the character of the person or thing that you are talking about
no use to man or beast
completely useless

Chinese translation of 'beast'

beast

(biːst)

n (c)

  1. (liter, = animal) 野兽(獸) (yěshòu) (头, tóu)
  2. (o.f., inf, = person) 野蛮(蠻)的人 (yěmán de rén)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a large wild animal
the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts
Synonyms
animal
I was attacked by wild animals.
creature
Many cultures believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
brute
a big brute of a dog
2 (noun) 
Definition
a brutal or uncivilized person
He is an absolute beast in terms of his will to win.
Synonyms
brute
an unpleasant brute
monster
You make me sound like an absolute monster!
savage
The kids in the orchestra are a right bunch of savages!
barbarian
Our maths teacher was a bully and a complete barbarian.
fiend
a saint to his parents and a fiend to his children
swine
ogre
I have been painted as this ogre with no regard for others.
ghoul
sadist

Quotation

And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? [W.B. Yeats – The Second Coming]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of barbarian
Our maths teacher was a bully and a complete barbarian.
Synonyms
savage,
monster,
beast,
brute,
yahoo,
swine,
ogre,
sadist
in the sense of creature
Definition
an animal, bird, or fish
Many cultures believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
Synonyms
living thing,
being,
animal,
beast,
brute,
critter (US, dialect),
quadruped,
dumb animal,
lower animal
in the sense of fiend
Definition
a cruel or wicked person
a saint to his parents and a fiend to his children
Synonyms
brute,
monster,
savage,
beast,
degenerate,
barbarian,
ogre,
ghoul

Nearby words of
beast

  • bearer
  • bearing
  • bearish
  • beast
  • beastly
  • beat
  • beat it

Synonyms of 'beast'

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