Word Study
beaten (root: beat)
CIDE DICTIONARY
beaten, a.
- Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. [1913 Webster]
- Vanquished; defeated; conquered; baffled. [1913 Webster]
- Exhausted; tired out. [1913 Webster]
- Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase. [1913 Webster]
- Tried; practiced. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
beaten, adj.
1 outwitted; defeated.
2 exhausted; dejected.
3 (of gold or any other metal) shaped by a hammer.
4 (of a path etc.) well-trodden, much-used.
1 outwitted; defeated.
2 exhausted; dejected.
3 (of gold or any other metal) shaped by a hammer.
4 (of a path etc.) well-trodden, much-used.
Idiom
off the beaten track
1 in or into an isolated place.
2 unusual.
1 in or into an isolated place.
2 unusual.
Etymology
past part. of BEAT
THESAURUS
beaten
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