adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beaten senseless
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He had been beaten senseless .
deservedly beaten
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Arsenal were deservedly beaten 2–1 by Leeds.
let yourself be beaten/persuaded/fooled etc
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I stupidly let myself be persuaded to take part in a live debate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
egg
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Slowly pour on to the beaten eggs and stir in the butter and rum.
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Then whisk in the beaten egg gradually, adding a teaspoon of flour with each addition to stop curdling.
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Brush each bun with a little beaten egg , then place in the pre-heated oven.
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Gradually whisk in beaten egg and vanilla essence.
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Add the beaten egg and syrup mixture.
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Use any pastry scraps to decorate the pies and glaze with beaten egg if required. 6.
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Add the sifted flour and lightly beaten eggs in alternate spoonfuls, mixing well.
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Brush the potato with a little beaten egg and brown under a grill.
track
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By the time I came back with the camera it would be almost a beaten track .
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Corbett just grinned over his shoulder and led them out on to the beaten track down to the village of Woodstock.
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Oxenhall Church near Newent is well off the beaten track , but not it appears, to criminals.
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Yet for most visitors from overseas, Windisch with its treasure is definitely off the beaten track .
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Unusual interests, off the beaten track experiences should be of interest.
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Appenzell really is off the beaten track .
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None the less, the music demands attention, and those in search of something rewarding but well off the beaten track and need not hesitate unduly.
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We rode slowly down the beaten track .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
soundly defeated/beaten/thrashed
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In Hayward, a proposed library improvement tax was soundly defeated.
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Synthonia are now the only side without a win after they were soundly beaten at Blackhall.
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The Republicans were soundly defeated in the South, even in places where there were voting black majorities.
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They were led by a fanatical chieftain named Yusuf and Alfonso was soundly defeated at the battle of Sagrajas.
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When it came up for a vote in March, it was soundly defeated.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Corbett trudged down the beaten , muddy track; the sky was overcast and a light rain began to fall.
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Gradually whisk in beaten egg and vanilla essence.
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Originally decorating the crowns were 150 feathers made of beaten gold, found nearby.
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She felt beaten , rejected and betrayed and all she wanted now was the sanctuary of her own room.
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She was combing her hair, her face reflected in the mirror sheet of beaten gold.
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Straggling, beaten columns of troops marched without equipment into the town and out along the main road to Kiev.
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The floor was of the same beaten earth as in the parlour.