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well-beaten — adj … Useful english dictionary
beaten — beat|en [ˈbi:tn] adj [only before noun] 1.) off the beaten track/path a place that is off the beaten track is not well known and is far away from the places that people usually visit 2.) a beaten path, track etc has been made by many people… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beaten — adjective (only before noun) 1 beaten metal has been shaped with a hammer to make it thinner 2 a beaten path, track etc has been made by many people walking the same way: a well beaten path through the forest 3 off the beaten track a place that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beaten — adjective 1) the beaten team Syn: defeated, losing, unsuccessful, conquered, bettered, vanquished, trounced, routed, overcome, overwhelmed, overpowered, overthrown, bested, subdued, quashed, crushed, broken … Thesaurus of popular words
beaten — [[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… … English dictionary
beaten track — noun A well populated area or well trodden path; any busy area. The isolated cottage was well off the beaten track … Wiktionary
beaten 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 … Moby Thesaurus
beaten — /ˈbitn/ (say beetn) adjective 1. having undergone blows; hammered. 2. defeated. 3. exhausted. –phrase 4. the beaten track, the path that is much used and therefore well trodden and obvious. {past participle of beat} …
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. Phrases and idioms: off the beaten track 1 in or into an isolated place. 2 unusual. Etymology: past… … Useful english dictionary
well-worn — Synonyms and related words: automatic, back number, banal, bare, beaten, bewhiskered, bromidic, common, commonplace, constant, corny, cut and dried, deep worn, dog eared, fade, familiar, frequent, fusty, habitual, hackney, hackneyed, moth eaten,… … Moby Thesaurus
