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How to pronounce beast
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What does beast mean?
nounAny four-footed land mammal.
“Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.”
All non-human animals seen as a group.
“Language is what separates man and beast.”
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
verbTo impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment.
To bully or harass.
To engage in sexual intercourse with, particularly in an illicit context.
“That teacher is under investigation for beasting wee 'uns.”
adjgreat; excellent; powerful
“Translation: a piece of crap, but the rest of the car was totally beast.”
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