From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsbeastbeast /biːst/ ●○○ noun [countable]1writtenHBAAL an animal, especially a large or dangerous one► see thesaurus at animal2CRUEL old-fashioned someone who is cruel or unpleasant
You beast! Let go!3something of a particular type or that has a particular quality – usually used humorouslySYN animal
A city at night is a very different beast.4 →the beast in somebodyExamples from the Corpusbeast• They were thirsty and starving, vacant-eyed beasts with bellies bloated from hunger and protrudingribs.• There are several images, which are clearly icons, showing isolatedpillars with a pair of attendant heraldic beasts.• The tribesmenassumed the names of beasts and in their rites wore animal masks.• Philip has a real beast of a father.• I'm lucky that beast didn't bite my arm off.• He had a good scientificunderstanding and quickly dismissed the beast.• The stripedmarkingsenable the beast to become invisible against a widerange of backgrounds by day or night.• The beast also chased Etty Moorhen within an inch of her life.• The El Niñoweatherpattern is an unpredictablebeast.different beast• A health standard based on cost is a different beast.• But Hawksmoor is a different beast.• But it seems a different beastaltogether now that I can ride on top.Originbeast(1100-1200)Old Frenchbeste, from Latinbestia
