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   beaten

   /ˈbiːtn/

   verb

   • 1. past participle of beat

   adjective

   • 1. having been defeated: "last year's beaten finalist"
   • ▪ 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 cur" Similar abusedbatteredmaltreatedill-treatedmistreatedmisuseddowntroddenassaultedthumpedhitthrashedpummelledsmackeddrubbedinformal:wallopedbeltedbashedwhackedclobberedknocked aboutknocked aroundroughed up
   • 3. (of food) stirred vigorously to a uniform consistency: "beaten egg" Similar whiskedwhippedstirredmixedblendedfrothyfoamy
   • ▪ (of metal) shaped by hammering, typically so as to give the surface a dimpled texture: "beaten copper coffee tables" Similar hammeredforgedformedshapedmouldedworkedstampedfashionedmodelledfabricatedcastsculpteddimpledpockmarkedspotted
   • ▪ (of precious metal) hammered to form thin foil for ornamental use: "magnificent howdahs covered with beaten gold and silver"
   • 4. (of a path) well trodden; much used. Similar troddentrampledwell troddenmuch troddenwell usedmuch travelledwornwell worn

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

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