BEATEN

/ˈbit(ə)n/

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Definition

/ˈbit(ə)n/

verb

To hit; strike
“As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.”
To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
“He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.”
To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
To move with pulsation or throbbing.
To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
“I just can't seem to beat the last level of this video game.”

adjective

Defeated
Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows
“a beaten path; beaten gold; the beaten victims of the attack”
(of a liquid) mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement
Trite; hackneyed