English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Beast
(n.)
Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or
sport; as, a beast of burden.
Beast
(n.)
Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.
Beast
(n.)
Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects,
etc.
Beast
(n.)
A game at cards similar to loo.
Beast
(n.)
A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be
beaten at beast, omber, etc.
Beast
(n.)
As opposed to man: Any irrational animal.
Beasthood
(n.)
State or nature of a beast.
Beastings
(n. pl.)
See Biestings.
Beastlihead
(n.)
Beastliness.
Beastlike
(a.)
Like a beast.
Beastliness
(n.)
The state or quality of being beastly.
Beastly
(a.)
Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the
nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.
Beastly
(a.)
Abominable; as, beastly weather.
Beastly
(a.)
Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a
beast.
Beat
(v. t.)
To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; -- often with
out.
Beat
(v. t.)
To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game,
etc.; to vanquish or conquer; to surpass.
Beat
(n.)
A stroke; a blow.
Beat
(v. t.)
To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat
of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat
the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc.
Beat
(v. i.)
To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock
vigorously or loudly.
Beat
(v. t.)
To tread, as a path.