beaten
[ beet-n ]
/ ˈbit n /
adjective
formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
much trodden; commonly used: a beaten path.
defeated; vanquished; thwarted.
overcome by exhaustion; fatigued by hard work, intense activity, etc.
(of food) whipped up, pounded, pulverized, or the like: adding three beaten eggs.
Idioms for beaten
off the beaten track/path,
novel; uncommon; out of the ordinary: a tiny shop that was off the beaten track.
Origin of beaten
OTHER WORDS FROM beaten
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British Dictionary definitions for off the beaten track
beaten
/ (ˈbiːtən) /
adjective
Idioms and Phrases with off the beaten track
off the beaten track
An unusual route or destination, as in We found a great vacation spot, off the beaten track. This term alludes to a well-worn path trodden down by many feet and was first recorded in 1860, although the phrase beaten track was recorded in 1638 in reference to the usual, unoriginal way of doing something.