beaten+path
11path — W2S2 [pa:θ US pæθ] n plural paths [pa:ðz US pæðz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(track)¦ 2¦(way through something)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(plan)¦ 5 somebody s paths cross ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: pAth] 1.) …
12beaten — [bēt′ n] adj. [pp. of BEAT] 1. struck with repeated blows; whipped 2. shaped or made thin by hammering 3. flattened by treading; much traveled [a beaten path] 4. a) defeated …
13path — [n] course, way aisle, artery, avenue, beat, beaten path, boulevard, byway, crosscut, direction, drag, footpath, groove, highway, lane, line, pass, passage, pathway, procedure, rail, road, roadway, route, rut, shortcut, street, stroll, terrace,… …
14off the beaten path — See off the beaten track …
15beaten — 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… …
16path — noun 1 way across land ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ narrow ▪ steep ▪ winding ▪ cobblestone (esp. AmE), dirt …
17path — n. 1) to beat, blaze, clear, make a path (to clear a path through a jungle) 2) to cross smb. s path 3) a beaten path 4) a bridle path 5) a path goes, leads somewhere 6) a path to (the path to success) 7) (misc.) to lead smb. up the garden path (… …
18beaten — /beet n/, adj. 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) …
19beaten — adjective 1) the beaten team Syn: defeated, losing, unsuccessful, conquered, bettered, vanquished, trounced, routed, overcome, overwhelmed, overpowered, overthrown, bested, subdued, quashed, crushed, broken …
20beaten — 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… …
