- beaten-up adj
- [ˌbiːt(ə)n'ʌp]
(car etc) malconcio (-a)
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beaten-up adj
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beaten — [bēt′ n] adj. [pp. of BEAT] 1. struck with repeated blows; whipped 2. shaped or made thin by hammering 3. flattened by treading; much traveled [a beaten path] 4. a) defeated … English World dictionary
beaten-up — ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A beaten up car or other object is old and in bad condition. Her sandals were old and somewhat beaten up, but very comfortable. Syn: battered … English dictionary
beaten-up — eaten up adj. worn by use into a deplorable condition. the beaten up old Ford Syn: battered, beat up, bedraggled, broken down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble down, unsound. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beaten — adj. Beaten is used with these nouns: ↑copper, ↑egg, ↑gold … Collocations dictionary
beaten-up — adj. Beaten up is used with these nouns: ↑sneaker … Collocations dictionary
beaten — (adj.) hammered (of metal, etc.), c.1300, from pp. of BEAT (Cf. beat) (v.), which alternates with beat with some distinctions of sense. Meaning defeated is from 1560s; that of repeatedly struck is from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
beaten — adj. 1 outwitted; defeated. 2 exhausted; dejected. 3 (of gold or any other metal) shaped by a hammer. 4 (of a path etc.) well trodden, much used. Phrases and idioms: off the beaten track 1 in or into an isolated place. 2 unusual. Etymology: past… … Useful english dictionary
beaten — adj 1. trodden, well trodden, trampled, much traveled; worn, well used, over used, threadbare, napless, smooth. 2. defeated, trounced, routed, vanquished, Sl. shellacked, Sl. pulverized; conquered, overthrown, overpowered, overwhelmed; broken,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
beaten — [[t]bi͟ːt(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Beaten earth has been pressed down, often by people s feet, until it is hard. Before you is a well worn path of beaten earth. Syn: trampled 2) PHRASE A place that is off the beaten track is in an area where… … English dictionary
beaten — beat|en [ˈbi:tn] adj [only before noun] 1.) off the beaten track/path a place that is off the beaten track is not well known and is far away from the places that people usually visit 2.) a beaten path, track etc has been made by many people… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beaten — /beet n/, adj. 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) … Universalium
