Definitions of savage:

• noun:   a member of an uncivilized people
• noun:   a cruelly rapacious person
• verb:   criticize harshly or violently

  Example: "The press savaged the new President"

• verb:   attack brutally and fiercely
• adjective:   wild and menacing
• adjective:   without civilizing influences

  Example: "A savage people"

• adjective:   marked by extreme and violent energy
• adjective:   (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

  Example: "A savage slap"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 5000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #582)