beat ‧ en /ˈbiːtn/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ beat , ↑ beating ; adjective : beatable ≠ ↑ unbeatable , ↑ beaten ≠ ↑ unbeaten ; verb : ↑ beat ]
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 walking the same way:
a well-beaten path through the forest
3 . a beaten person feels defeated and not respected:
a beaten man who had lost his job
4 . beaten metal has been shaped with a hammer to make it thinner