Beast1. (n.) Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects, etc.
2. (n.) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.
3. (n.) As opposed to man: Any irrational animal.
4. (n.) Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.
5. (n.) A game at cards similar to loo.
6. (n.) A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
Thesaurus Entries
Mafioso, Young Turk, animal, anthropophagite, barbarian, being, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, brute, cannibal, creature, creeping thing, critter, cur, demon, destroyer, devil, dog, dragon, dumb animal, dumb friend, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fury, goon, gorilla, gunsel, hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, hound, hyena, incendiary, insect, killer, living being, living thing, mad dog, madcap, man-eater, mongrel, monster, mugger, nihilist, pig, polecat, quadruped, rapist, reptile, revolutionary, savage, serpent, shark, she-wolf, skunk, snake, spitfire, swine, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, ugly customer, vandal, varmint, vermin, violent, viper, virago, vixen, whelp, wild beast, wild man, witch, wolf, worm, wrecker