1
a
: a four-footed mammal as distinguished from other animals
b
: an animal that is not a human being
c
: an animal as distinguished from a plant
d
: an animal under human control
2
: a contemptible person
3
: something formidably difficult to control or deal with
Examples of beast in a Sentence
dogs and other four-footed beasts
the birds and beasts of the forest
They were attacked by a savage beast.
He's a cruel, hateful beast!
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The difficult truth is that hurricanes are complex beasts, inherently difficult to boil down into a single number.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
In the movie, the pair are tasked with capturing a menacing beast who’s been eating the veggies from everyone’s gardens.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Its RedZone programming creates a seven-hour beast of an event out of some dozen or so games that individually might not move the needle.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beast. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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beast
noun1
a
: a four-footed mammal as distinguished from human beings and from lower animals both with and without backbones
b
: a farm animal especially when kept for heavy work
2
: a mean or brutal person
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