beaten+path
31path — [ pæθ ] noun count *** 1. ) a way from one place to another that people can walk along: a steep mountain path A short path through the woods leads to the village. up/down/along a path: Amy walked up the path to the house. a ) a way from one place …
32path */*/*/ — UK [pɑːθ] / US [pæθ] noun [countable] Word forms path : singular path plural paths UK [pɑːðz] / US [pæðz] 1) a) a way from one place to another that people can walk along a steep mountain path path through: A short path through the woods leads to …
33beaten — [[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… …
34Beaten — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …
35path — [[t]pæθ, pɑθ[/t]] n. pl. paths (patz, pӓtz, paths, pӓths). 1) a way beaten or trodden by the feet of persons or animals 2) a narrow walk or way: a bicycle path[/ex] 3) a route or course along which something moves: the path of a hurricane[/ex] 4) …
36beaten track — noun A well populated area or well trodden path; any busy area. The isolated cottage was well off the beaten track …
37beaten — /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} …
38beaten — 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… …
39beaten — beat·en || biËtn adj. hammered (of metal); worn bare by frequent traffic, regularly used (as of a path); defeated, routed biËt n. strike; rhythm; tapping; pulse; usual territory, regular jurisdiction; scoop , news story that is published… …
40beaten track — paved road, familiar path, road which is used often …
