beaten+path

  • 21beaten — UK [ˈbiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈbɪt(ə)n] adjective [only before noun] 1) beaten gold, silver, or other metal has been shaped with a hammer 2) a beaten path or beaten earth has been walked on so often that it has become hard • off the beaten track/path far… …

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  • 22beaten — beat•en [[t]ˈbit n[/t]] adj. 1) formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass[/ex] 2) much trodden; commonly used: a beaten path[/ex] 3) defeated; vanquished; thwarted 4) overcome by exhaustion; worn out 5) coo mixed or made light… …

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  • 23path — Synonyms and related words: air lane, air line, air route, airway, alameda, approach, artery, avenue, beat, beaten path, beaten track, berm, bicycle path, boardwalk, boulevard, break, bridle path, broken circuit, catwalk, channel, circuit,… …

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  • 24beaten — beat|en [ bitn ] adjective only before noun beaten gold, silver, or other metal has been shaped with a hammer off the beaten path/track far away from the places that people usually visit and hard to get to: The museum is a little off the beaten… …

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  • 25beaten\ track — n. phr. beaten path noun beaten track the usual route or way of operating that has been conventionally established. If we always follow the beaten path, we ll never have the courage to try something new …

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  • 26beaten — adjective Date: 13th century 1. hammered into a desired shape < beaten gold > 2. much trodden and worn smooth; also familiar < a beaten path > 3. being in a state of exhaustion ; exhausted …

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  • 27path — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pathway, trail, lane, road, footpath, route, way, course; lead, example. See direction, passage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A trodden way] Syn. pathway, trail, way, track, short cut, footpath, bridle path …

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  • 28beaten track — {n.} See: BEATEN PATH …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 29beaten track — {n.} See: BEATEN PATH …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 30path — /path, pahth/, n., pl. paths /padhz, pahdhz, paths, pahths/. 1. a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals. 2. a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden; a bicycle path. 3. a route, course, or track along which&#8230; …

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