beaten

[beet-n]

adjective

1. formed or shaped by blows; hammered.

   a dish of beaten brass.

2. much trodden; commonly used.

   a beaten path.

3. defeated; vanquished; thwarted.

4. overcome by exhaustion; fatigued by hard work, intense activity, etc.

5. (of food) whipped up, pounded, pulverized, or the like.

   adding three beaten eggs.

beaten

/ ˈbiːtən /

adjective

1. defeated or baffled

2. shaped or made thin by hammering

   a bowl of beaten gold

3. much travelled; well trodden (esp in the phrase the beaten track )

4. 1. in or into unfamiliar territory

   2. out of the ordinary; unusual

5. (of food) mixed by beating; whipped

6. tired out; exhausted

7. hunting (of woods, undergrowth, etc) scoured so as to rouse game

Other Word Forms

• underbeaten adjective
• well-beaten adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of beaten¹

before 1100; Middle English beten, Old English bēaten, past participle of bēatan to beat

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. off the beaten track / path, novel; uncommon; out of the ordinary.

   a tiny shop that was off the beaten track.

Example Sentences

Angrest’s mother released graphic video footage of his abduction, showing him being beaten.

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With earlier, often emaciated, shackled, beaten hostages, "they had things in their blood exams, in their enzymes, that we couldn't understand".

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But the Jaguars have beaten San Francisco and Kansas City in consecutive weeks and figure to give the Rams all they can handle.

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In his debut campaign the derby honours were shared, each side earning two home victories, Rangers having last beaten Celtic in 2012.

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You could see why he was at the top - he didn't want to get beaten in anything.

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