Beast

  1. Proper noun.  (biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist.
  2. Proper noun.  A wild animal, or seemingly so, which roams free in a country it is usually only found in zoos. (For example '''The Beast of Bodmin Moor''').
  3. Noun.  Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates.
  4. Noun.  A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
  5. Noun.  A large and impressive automobile.
  6. Verb.  (British, military) to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.

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