beaten
bee tuhn
- v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- v give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- v hit repeatedly
- v move rhythmically
- v shape by beating
- v make a rhythmic sound
- v glare or strike with great intensity
- v move with a thrashing motion
- v sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- v stir vigorously
- v strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- v be superior
- v avoid paying
- v make a sound like a clock or a timer
- v move with a flapping motion
- v indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- v move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- v make by pounding or trampling
- v produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- v strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- v beat through cleverness and wit
- v be a mystery or bewildering to
- v wear out completely
- a formed or made thin by hammering
beaten gold - s much trodden and worn smooth or bare
did not stray from the beaten path
- One CIA contractor, according to the CIA Inspector General, is alleged to have beaten an Afghan detainee to death with a large metal flashlight and his foot.
- In any case, many a general has bitterly rued the day he let a beaten enemy army get away to turn around and fight again.
- A story about a little girl beaten black and blue.