beast

Any 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.collectiveoften

• Language is what separates man and beast.

A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.

A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.UK

• Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.

A monstrously unusual and dangerous animal.

Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.slang

• That is a beast of a stadium.
• The subwoofer that comes with this set of speakers is a beast.

Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.slang

A sex offender.derogatoryslang

• Shouts had been heard: 'We're coming to kill you, beasts.' In desperation, Rule 43s had tried to barricade their doors[…]
• For many prisoners and in many prisons, antipathy towards 'nonces' or 'beasts' is little more than an idea[…]

Something unpleasant and difficult.figuratively

• […] Even unopposed, the natural obstacles are formidable, and defending his line of advance will be a beast of a problem."
• He'd be in the hospital a few days — broken collarbone, a cast on his arm, a beast of a headache — but fine.

A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.

• Now, the nucleus of a heavy element is a very peculiar beast.
• 'Lucy Leave', also known as 'Lucy Lea in Blue Tights', is a stranger beast altogether. Musically it is as derivative as everything else the band was playing at this time

To impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment.UKtransitive

• Recalling his training experiences in the Army and now the Prison Service, this young male officer remarked: In the Army, to get beasted was to be given a lot of psychological pressure […]

To bully or harass.UKslangtransitive

• The old school of prisoner who have seen it all when, now I don't mean this nastily, when they were beasted, and they did what they were told, there were no ifs or buts, nowadays there are questions, there are grey areas and we're more symp

To engage in sexual intercourse with, particularly in an illicit context.Scotlandslangtransitive

• That teacher is under investigation for beasting wee 'uns.

great; excellent; powerfulslang

• There is another type from Siemens which is the HYB 39S64XXX(AT/ATL) -8B version (notice the "B" and the end) which is totally beast altogether.
• Translation: a piece of crap, but the rest of the car was totally beast.