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21beaten — [[t]bi͟ːt(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Beaten earth has been pressed down, often by people s feet, until it is hard. Before you is a well worn path of beaten earth. Syn: trampled 2) PHRASE A place that is off the beaten track is in an area where… …
22beaten — beat|en [ bitn ] adjective only before noun beaten gold, silver, or other metal has been shaped with a hammer off the beaten path/track far away from the places that people usually visit and hard to get to: The museum is a little off the beaten… …
23beaten\ path — n. phr. beaten path noun beaten track the usual route or way of operating that has been conventionally established. If we always follow the beaten path, we ll never have the courage to try something new …
24beaten\ track — n. phr. beaten path noun beaten track the usual route or way of operating that has been conventionally established. If we always follow the beaten path, we ll never have the courage to try something new …
25Beaten — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …
26beaten — adjective Date: 13th century 1. hammered into a desired shape < beaten gold > 2. much trodden and worn smooth; also familiar < a beaten path > 3. being in a state of exhaustion ; exhausted …
27beaten path — Synonyms and related words: alameda, beat, beaten track, berm, bicycle path, boardwalk, bridle path, broken record, bureaucracy, bureaucratism, catwalk, chinoiserie, daily grind, esplanade, fastwalk, foot pavement, footpath, footway, garden path …
28beaten-up — ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A beaten up car or other object is old and in bad condition. Her sandals were old and somewhat beaten up, but very comfortable. Syn: battered …
29beaten path — {n. phr.} The usual route or way of operating that has been conventionally established, * /If we always follow the beaten path, we ll never have the courage to try something new./ …
30beaten track — {n.} See: BEATEN PATH …
