[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

beast \beast\ b=est, n. oe. best, beste, of. beste, f.
   b^ete, fr. l. bestia.
   1. any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects,
      etc. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food,
      or sport; as, a beast of burden.
      1913 webster

            a righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.
                                                  --prov. xii.
                                                  10.
      1913 webster

   3. any animal other than a human; -- opposed to man.
      1913 webster

            'tain't a fit night out for man nor beast.
                                                  --w. c.
                                                  fields.
      1913 webster

   4. fig.: a coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.
      1913 webster

   5. a game at cards similar to loo. obs. --wright.
      1913 webster

   6. a penalty at beast, omber, etc. hence: to be beasted, to
      be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
      1913 webster

   beast royal, the lion. obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   syn: beast, brute.

   usage: when we use these words in a figurative sense, as
          applicable to human beings, we think of beasts as mere
          animals governed by animal appetite; and of brutes as
          being destitute of reason or moral feeling, and
          governed by unrestrained passion. hence we speak of
          beastly appetites; beastly indulgences, etc.; and of
          brutal manners; brutal inhumanity; brutal ferocity.
          so, also, we say of a drunkard, that he first made
          himself a beast, and then treated his family like a
          brute.
          1913 webster
see also:
man beast royal beast brute 

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