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An animal, especially a wild or savage one
“We cannot let the beast roam unchecked on this side of the river. We must track it down.”
An inhumanly cruel, violent, or depraved person
“The tender scene made her more determined to help find this inhuman beast and stop him from shattering any more lives.”
A person who behaves in an offensive manner
“What kind of beast would I be if I left you all alone, bleeding and hurt, in that alley?”
An uncouth or loutish person or being
“Moreover, it is an uncouth beast, a creature lacking all class and refinement with its absurd hee-haw and intermittent methane production.”
Someone or something that is abnormally powerful (or large)
“She was a beast on the court. She would beat you down in the post and shake your hand after the game.”
A difficult or tedious undertaking
“Work has been a beast lately, so I decided to relax by spending my Sunday making cookies.”
An evil or mischievous spirit
Something that lives, as opposed to being inanimate or dead
A difficult or very unpleasant person or thing
Wildling
An organism which eats others of its own species, especially a human who eats human flesh
(derogatory) A person who is clumsy, stupid or a simpleton
Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field
The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions
Extremely unpleasant
“You can make a good fist of doing it, but in the end you have to come to terms with the fact that you are not dealing with a tame beast.”
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