Definition of beast
1a : a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrateb : a lower animal as distinguished from a human beingc : an animal as distinguished from a plantd : an animal under human control
2 : a contemptible person
3 : something formidably difficult to control or deal with
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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!
Recent Examples of beast from the Web
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Big and bad, mean and strong, they are considered the beasts of the NFL.
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Meanwhile, the most esoteric beasts in the GM family are running circles around the runty Bolt.
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Ike Anigbogu | C | UCLA | freshman Anigbogu is a beast in the paint.
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In the repertoire of Renaissance cartographers, fierce mythical beasts—from sea serpents to manticores—represented dangers of unknown worlds.
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During the past 14 years, the Spurs became a small-market beast, winning four of their five titles with Tim Duncan and Coach Gregg Popovich.
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Sunday, May 21 @ Houston (W, 8-6) Gomes activated beast mode as the Tribe capped a three-game sweep -- and not just any sweep: on the road, against the team that entered the series with MLB's best record (29-15 after the sweep).
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With smart marketing, Nyoni's bold fusion of folklore, social comment, magical realism and her own family heritage could even translate into breakout word-of-mouth success akin to the tonally similar Beasts of the Southern Wild.
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And of course Arx Pax will keep a few on hand for demonstrations, but these will continue to be very rare beasts.
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Origin and Etymology of beast
Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia
First Known Use: 13th century
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BEAST Defined for English Language Learners
beast
playDefinition of beast for English Language Learners
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: an animal; especially : a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual
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: an unkind or cruel person
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: a person or thing of a particular kind
BEAST Defined for Kids
beast
playDefinition of beast for Students
1 : a mammal with four feet (as a bear or deer) especially as distinguished from human beings beasts of the forest
2 : a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual
3 : a farm animal especially when kept for work beasts of burden
4 : a horrid person
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