beatenbeat‧en /ˈbiːtn/ adjective [only before noun] 
a well-beaten path through the forest3a beaten person feels defeated and not respected: a beaten man who had lost his job4beaten metal has been shaped with a hammer to make it thinner
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Corbett trudged down the beaten, muddy track; the sky was overcast and a light rain began to fall.
- Gradually whisk in beaten egg and vanilla essence.
- Originally decorating the crowns were 150 feathers made of beaten gold, found nearby.
- She felt beaten, rejected and betrayed and all she wanted now was the sanctuary of her own room.
- She was combing her hair, her face reflected in the mirror sheet of beaten gold.
- Straggling, beaten columns of troops marched without equipment into the town and out along the main road to Kiev.
- The floor was of the same beaten earth as in the parlour.
Longman Language Activatorto lose a game, argument, election, war etc
to lose a game, competition, fight, or war: · I always lose when I play tennis with my sister.lose a game/fight/election etc: · Everyone expected the Democrats to lose the election.· The Chicago Bears lost their eighth game in a row (=they lost eight games, one after the other).lose to: · England lost to Brazil in the final.· He lost his title unexpectedly to a man who is virtually unknown outside boxing circles.lose 3-2/by 1 goal/by 10 votes/by 20 points etc: · The Springboks lost by only three points to the All Blacks.· The match was lost 3 to 1.lose somebody the game/competition/election etc (=be the reason that someone lost): · Many people think that the Democrats' tax policies lost them the election.
to lose a game, competition, or race, often by a large amount or when you were expecting to win: · In 37 fights, Lewis has only been beaten once.· Jake sure doesn't like being beaten.be beaten by: · The Barbarians were beaten in the quarter-finals by the Korean side.get beaten: · We always seems to get beaten when we play in Europe.
to lose an important or difficult battle, election, or game: · Government forces took control of the town after the rebel forces were defeated.be defeated by: · Last night, the Raiders were defeated by a superior team.be badly/heavily/decisively defeated (=be very badly defeated): · He ran for Congress last year, but was decisively defeated.be narrowly defeated (=to lose but be very close to winning): · The Democratic Party was narrowly defeated in the general election, and will form a coalition with the Congress party.
when a person, team, or army is defeated in a game, competition, election, battle etc: · It was the Christian Democratic Party's fourth successive electoral defeat.defeat of: · the defeat of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloosomebody's defeat of somebody (=the fact that one person or team defeats another): · Scotland's defeat of Spainsomebody's defeat by somebody (=the fact that one person or team is defeated by another): · Mr Taylor blamed bad publicity for his defeat by Mr Jones.a crushing/humiliating/resounding defeat: · The captain offered no excuses for his team's humiliating defeat.· The New York Times described the withdrawal of troops as a resounding defeat for the government.suffer a defeat: · She retired from the sport after suffering a series of humiliating defeats.
if a very good player, team etc meets their match , they are beaten by an even better player, team etc, especially after a long period during which they were never beaten: · She's a good player but she'll meet her match when she plays Sara.meet your match in: · I slowly started to realize I had met my match in Nigel.
to lose very badly in a game of football, tennis etc: · `I hear you took a bit of a beating last night.' 'Yeah, we lost 12 -2.'
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Arsenal were deservedly beaten 2–1 by Leeds. I stupidly let myself be persuaded to take part in a live debate. He had been beaten senseless.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
Arsenal were deservedly beaten 2–1 by Leeds. I stupidly let myself be persuaded to take part in a live debate. He had been beaten senseless.· Slowly pour on to the beaten eggs and stir in the butter and rum.· Then whisk in the beaten egg gradually, adding a teaspoon of flour with each addition to stop curdling.· Brush each bun with a little beaten egg, then place in the pre-heated oven.· Gradually whisk in beaten egg and vanilla essence.· Add the beaten egg and syrup mixture.· Use any pastry scraps to decorate the pies and glaze with beaten egg if required. 6.· Add the sifted flour and lightly beaten eggs in alternate spoonfuls, mixing well.· Brush the potato with a little beaten egg and brown under a grill.
· By the time I came back with the camera it would be almost a beaten track.· Corbett just grinned over his shoulder and led them out on to the beaten track down to the village of Woodstock.· Oxenhall Church near Newent is well off the beaten track, but not it appears, to criminals.· Yet for most visitors from overseas, Windisch with its treasure is definitely off the beaten track.· Unusual interests, off the beaten track experiences should be of interest.· Appenzell really is off the beaten track.· None the less, the music demands attention, and those in search of something rewarding but well off the beaten track and need not hesitate unduly.· We rode slowly down the beaten track.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Appenzell really is off the beaten track.
- Away from the Algarve, it's not hard to get off the beaten track.
- Soon it is not going to be so easy to get off the beaten path.
- They are off the beaten track.
- To say that Crenshaw is off the beaten path is an understatement.
- Unusual interests, off the beaten track experiences should be of interest.
- We kept off the beaten track, away from those traders who fixed high prices, for Shallot knew where to go.
- Yet for most visitors from overseas, Windisch with its treasure is definitely off the beaten track.
- In Hayward, a proposed library improvement tax was soundly defeated.
- Synthonia are now the only side without a win after they were soundly beaten at Blackhall.
- The Republicans were soundly defeated in the South, even in places where there were voting black majorities.
- They were led by a fanatical chieftain named Yusuf and Alfonso was soundly defeated at the battle of Sagrajas.
- When it came up for a vote in March, it was soundly defeated.
WORD FAMILYnounbeatbeatingadjectivebeatable ≠ unbeatablebeaten ≠ unbeatenverbbeat
1off 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 visit2a beaten path, track etc has been made by many people walking the same way: a well-beaten path through the forest3a beaten person feels defeated and not respected: a beaten man who had lost his job4beaten metal has been shaped with a hammer to make it thinner- parent
- parentage
- parental
- parental leave
- parent company
- parenthesis
- parenthetical
- parenthetically
- parenthood
- parenting
- parents-in-law
- parent-teacher association
- par excellence
- parfait
- pariah
- parimutuel
- parings
- Paris
- Paris-Dakar Rally
- parish
- parish church
- parish clerk
- parishioner
- parish pump
- parish register