1 (old-fashioned or formal) an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, or one that is unusual:
wild / savage / ferocious beasts * mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons
2 a person who is cruel and whose behaviour is uncontrolled
3 (informal, often humorous) an unpleasant person or thing:
The maths exam was a real beast.
4 (informal) a thing of a particular kind:
His new guitar is a very expensive beast.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is beast a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, beast is tagged as noun.
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