Derived from the word feasting: The act of eating a very large amount of food in one sitting - usually consisting of lots of meat, thereby acting like a carnivorous beast.
Pronunciation:
\ˈbēst\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia
Date:
13th century
1 a: a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate b: a lower animal as distinguished from a human being c: an animal as distinguished from a plant d: an animal under human control
2: a contemptible person
3: something formidably difficult to control, deal with, or defeat.