different between beast vs obeast

English

Alternative forms

• beest (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin b?stia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see b?stia.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /bi?st/
• Rhymes: -i?st

Noun

beast (plural beasts)

1. Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.
2. (more specific) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.

   • Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.
3. A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
4. (slang) Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.

   That is a beast of a stadium.

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

5. (slang) Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
6. (prison slang, derogatory) A sex offender.
   • 1994, Elaine Player, Michael Jenkins, Prisons After Woolf: Reform Through Riot (page 190)

     Shouts had been heard: 'We're coming to kill you, beasts.' In desperation, Rule 43s had tried to barricade their doors […]
7. (figuratively) Something unpleasant and difficult.
   • 2000, Tom Clancy, The Bear and the Dragon, Berkley (2001), ?ISBN, page 905:

     […] Even unopposed, the natural obstacles are formidable, and defending his line of advance will be a beast of a problem."

   • 2006, Heather Burt, Adam's Peak, Dundurn Press (2006), ?ISBN, page 114:

     He'd be in the hospital a few days — broken collarbone, a cast on his arm, a beast of a headache — but fine.

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

Derived terms

• beastly
• minibeast
• saddle beast
• beast of burden

Related terms

• bestial
• bestiary

Translations

See also

• belluine (suppletive adjective)

Derived terms

Related terms

Verb

beast (third-person singular simple present beasts, present participle beasting, simple past and past participle beasted)

1. (Britain, military) to impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.

Adjective

beast (comparative more beast, superlative most beast)

1. (slang, chiefly Midwestern and northeastern US) great; excellent; powerful
   • 1999, "Jason Chue", AMD K6-2 350mhz, FIC VA503+, LGS 64mb PC100 sdram (on newsgroup jaring.pcbase)

     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.

Anagrams

• Bates, Sebat, abets, baste, bates, beats, besat, betas, esbat, tabes

Middle English

Noun

beast

1. Alternative form of beeste

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Blend of obese +? beast

Noun

obeast (plural obeasts)

1. (slang, derogatory) A very obese or overweight person.
   • 1981, New York Magazine, Jan 12, 1981, page 107

     The doctor told me I was a little obeast.

   • 2006, Norman Green, Shooting Dr. Jack, page 235

     “There's gotta be a ladder up there, and I can't hoist you, you's obeast.”

   • 2009, Harry F. Dahms, Nature, Knowledge and Negation, page 323

     Fast Food Nation, where, as I overheard one new mother in my town recently note, children are likely to grow up ''obeast'

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:fat person

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

obeast (plural obeasts)

1. (religion) A intelligent demonic influence or entity.
   • 2006, Oneal McQuick, Fasting & Prayers, page 23

     I mentioned something of intelligent nature created by devils called an obeast or called that by the blues; in the article, “Real Weapons of Mass Destruction.”

   • 2007, Orlando Constantine, Angels, Let's Talk, page 39

     For an obeast in a human, the human being dead, have the abilities that Christ displayed upon resurrection.

   • 2008, Orlando Constantine, Angels, Let's Talk 2008-2009 Follow Up Notes

     if they or the obeast or any is successful in yanking a brain or head part, nerve, blood vessel, etc, then as the scripture has said, “without thy mind would I do nothing” (Philemon 1:14)

Anagrams

• Beatos, boates