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beaten
[ beet-n ]
adjective
- formed or shaped by blows; hammered:
a dish of beaten brass.
- much trodden; commonly used:
a beaten path.
- defeated; vanquished; thwarted.
- overcome by exhaustion; fatigued by hard work, intense activity, etc.
- (of food) whipped up, pounded, pulverized, or the like:
adding three beaten eggs.
beaten
/ ˈːə /
adjective
- defeated or baffled
- shaped or made thin by hammering
a bowl of beaten gold
- much travelled; well trodden (esp in the phrase the beaten track )
- off the beaten track
- in or into unfamiliar territory
- out of the ordinary; unusual
- (of food) mixed by beating; whipped
- tired out; exhausted
- hunting (of woods, undergrowth, etc) scoured so as to rouse game
Other Word Forms
- ܲd·IJ adjective
- ɱ-IJ adjective
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- off the beaten track / path, novel; uncommon; out of the ordinary:
a tiny shop that was off the beaten track.
Example Sentences
Liverpool have been beaten just twice in the league this season - once at Anfield - and have the best home record in the top flight, having earned 41 points from 16 games.
He was beaten by his guest, DJ and producer Sherelle, who got four correct results including one exact score, for a total of 70 points.
“Star Wars” ends with victory and medals, but the Dark Side is rarely beaten head-on.
Her trademark wit and sincerity are firmly in place, as she talks candidly about social anxiety, crises of confidence, infantilised men, her least favourite sexual positions and being beaten down for speaking up.
Indeed, they've only lost once in all competitions in 2024-25, beaten in a penalty shootout by Reims in the last 32 of the Coupe de France.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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