wellbeaten
n adjective
Idioms 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) whipped up, pounded, pulverized, or the like: adding three beaten eggs.
6.
off the beaten track/path, novel; uncommon; out of the ordinary: a tiny shop that was off the beaten track.
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Related forms
un·der·beat·en, adjective
well-beat·en, adjective
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beaten (ˈbiːtən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | defeated or baffled |
| 2. | shaped or made thin by hammering: a bowl of beaten gold |
| 3. | much travelled; well trodden (esp in the phrase the beaten track) |
| 4. | off the beaten track |
| a. in or into unfamiliar territory | |
| b. out of the ordinary; unusual | |
| 5. | (of food) mixed by beating; whipped |
| 6. | tired out; exhausted |
| 7. | hunting (of woods, undergrowth, etc) scoured so as to rouse game |
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Word Origin & History
beaten
"hammered" (of metal, etc.), c.1300, from pp. of beat (v.). Meaning "defeated" is from 1560s; that of "repeatedly struck" is from 1590s.
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Medical Dictionary
beat (bēt)
v. beat, beat·en (bēt'n), beat·ing, beats
To strike repeatedly.
To pulsate; throb.
A stroke, impulse, or pulsation, especially one that produces a sound as of the heart or pulse.
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Science Dictionary
beat  (bēt) Pronunciation Key
A fluctuation or pulsation, usually repeated, in the amplitude of a signal. Beats are generally produced by the superposition of two waves of different frequencies; if the signals are audible, this results in fluctuations between louder and quieter sound. |
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beat (so's) definition
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