(especially in the armed forces) a period or instance of subjecting a new recruit to harsh treatment in order to instil discipline

as punishment, all recruits faced their first beasting back on the Parade Square

(especially in the armed forces) subject (a new recruit) to harsh treatment in order to instil discipline

he loved leading the young kids and he never allowed them to be beasted or bullied

the players found themselves beasted by the coaching team in a series of sapping training sessions