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   Beat·en

   /ˈbētn/

   

   verb

   • 1. past participle of beat

   adjective

   • 1. having been defeated: "I knew when I was beaten"
   • ▪ exhausted and dejected: "he sat feeling old and beaten" Similar defeatedlosingunsuccessfulconqueredbetteredvanquishedtrouncedroutedovercomeoverwhelmedoverpoweredoverthrownbestedsubduedquashedcrushedbrokenfoiledhaplesslucklessinformal:lickedthrashedclobberedOpposite victoriouswinning
   • 2. having been beaten or struck: "he trudged home like a beaten dog" Similar abusedbatteredmaltreatedill-treatedmistreatedmisuseddowntroddenassaultedthumpedhitthrashedpummeledsmackeddrubbedinformal:wallopedbeltedbashedwhackedclobberedknocked aroundroughed up
   • 3. (of food) whipped to a uniform consistency: "beaten eggs" Similar whiskedwhippedstirredmixedblendedfrothyfoamy
   • ▪ (of metal) shaped by hammering, typically so as to give the surface a dimpled texture: "beaten copper coffee tables" Similar hammeredforgedformedshapedmoldedworkedstampedfashionedmodeledfabricatedcastsculpteddimpledpockmarkedspotted
   • ▪ (of precious metal) hammered to form thin foil for ornamental use.
   • 4. (of a path) well trodden; much used. Similar troddentrampledwell troddenmuch troddenwell usedmuch traveledwornwell worn

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   What does beaten mean?

   • These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'beaten.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples. Middle English beten, from past participle of beten "to beat entry 1 "

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   What does beaten up mean in slang?

   • For example, you could say that Gandhi was often beat up (or beaten) by thugs in the period immediately prior to Independence. "Beat up", used as a past participle, is American slang. You very rarely hear it used like that in Britain where most people would say "beaten up" - unless it were spoken in perhaps a Caribbean street register.

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   What is the difference between beat up and beaten?

   • Beat up is an idiomatic expression requiring both words in the phrase. Otherwise, beat would mean bested in a contest of rivals. Beaten is the past participle of to beat. An example might be, "The opposing team was soundly beaten." The past participle can also be used as a gerund, which behaves like an adjective: "Add 4 beaten eggs to the mix."

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   What does beat mean?

   • 1. beat all, to be surprising or impressive: Did he really? Well, if that doesn't beat all! 2. beat it, Informal. to go away. 3. on the beat, in the correct rhythm or tempo. syn: beat, hit, pound, strike, thrash refer to the giving of a blow or blows. beat implies the giving of repeated blows: to beat a rug.

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   Beaten definition: formed or shaped by blows; hammered. See examples of BEATEN used in a sentence.

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   BEATEN definition: 1. defeated in a competition: 2. Beaten gold or another metal has been made flat by having been…. Learn more.

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   Beaten is the past participle of beat, meaning to strike or hit repeatedly. It can also mean formed by hammering, much travelled, defeated, or exhausted. See synonyms, antonyms, translations, and usage examples.

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   Something that's beaten has been made smooth or thin from repeated impact, like the beaten surface of a silver bracelet, or the beaten path that leads to your hideout in the woods. To make something beaten, you have to beat it — strike or hammer it repeatedly.

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