beast

/bi:st/
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beast

A hunter cautiously tracks a wild beast through the forest.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large, dangerous, or unpleasant animal: This meaning refers to a wild animal, often one that is powerful, frightening, or difficult to control. 2. A cruel, brutal, or coarse person: This figurative meaning describes a person who behaves in a savage, violent, or uncivilized manner. 3. An animal, especially a large or farm animal: This is a general, often literary, term for a non-human creature, distinct from humans.

Examples
  • Referring to a dangerous animal:
    • The hunters tracked the wild beast through the forest.
    • In the story, a terrible beast guarded the castle gates.
  • Referring to a brutal person:
    • He was a beast to his employees, shouting and threatening them constantly.
    • After the fight, the media called the boxer a savage beast.
  • Referring to an animal generally:
    • The myth spoke of a magical beast with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.
    • (Literary) "Man and beast fled from the approaching storm."
Advanced Usage
  • "The beast within": A phrase referring to the primitive, violent, or base instincts that exist inside a person, which they must control.
    • He struggled to keep the beast within him from taking over.
  • "Beast of burden": An animal, such as a donkey or ox, used for carrying heavy loads.
    • For centuries, the donkey has served as a reliable beast of burden.
Variants and Related Words
  • Beastly (adjective): Very unpleasant or disagreeable; resembling a beast.
    • We had beastly weather during our entire vacation.
  • Bestial (adjective): Savagely cruel or depraved; of or like a beast.
    • The soldiers were accused of bestial violence.
Synonyms
  • Animal: A neutral term for a living organism that is not a plant.
  • Brute: Emphasizes lack of intelligence or sensitivity, often referring to a person or a large animal.
  • Creature: A broader term that can refer to any living being, real or imaginary.
  • Monster: Implies something abnormally large, ugly, or frightening.
Related Phrases
  • To unleash the beast: To allow one's wild, powerful, or aggressive side to emerge.
    • In the final set, the champion unleashed the beast and dominated his opponent.
beast

A hunter cautiously tracks a wild beast through the forest.

Noun
  1. a cruelly rapacious person
  2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

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