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    [Adjective]  | "beat*en" | \ ˈbē-tᵊn \


    1: hammered into a desired shape

    2: much trodden and worn smooth; also : familiar

    3: being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English beten, from past participle of beten "to {see: |beat:1|beat:1}";

    [Adjective]  | "weath*er-beat*en" | \ ˈwe-t͟hər-ˌbē-tᵊn \


    1: toughened, tanned, or bronzed by the weather

    2: worn or damaged by exposure to weather


    Origin: 1530 ;

    [Verb]  | "beat" | \ ˈbēt \


    1: to strike repeatedly:

    2: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain —often used with up

    3: to walk on : tread


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat;

    [Verb]  | "beat off" 


    1: repel

    2: masturbate —used of a male


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "beat out" 


    1: to make or perform by or as if by beating

    2: to mark or accompany by beating

    3: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base


    Origin: 1588 ;

    [Noun]  | "beaten biscuit" 


    1: a biscuit whose dough is lightened by beating and folding


    Origin: 1836 ;

    [Noun]  | "shit" | \ ˈshit \


    1: bodily waste discharged through the anus : feces, excrement

    2: an act of defecation —usually used in the phrases take a shit and (British) have a shit

    3: nonsense, foolishness, crap; especially : trivial and usually boastful or inaccurate talk


    Origin: 1508 ;

     Middle English *shit, from Old English scite; akin to Old English -scītan to defecate;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "beat back" 


    1: to force (someone) to go back or to retreat by fighting

    [Adjective]  | "beaten" 


    1: depleted in strength, energy, or freshness;


      * e.g., " ... felt beaten after three months of 90-hour workweeks "





    [Verb]  | "beaten" 


    1: to strike repeatedly;


      * e.g., " ... they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine "





    2: to achieve a victory over;


      * e.g., " ... she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess "





    3: to be greater, better, or stronger than;


      * e.g., " ... this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation "





    [Verb]  | "beat" 


    1: to strike repeatedly;


      * e.g., " ... they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine "





    2: to achieve a victory over;


      * e.g., " ... she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess "





    3: to be greater, better, or stronger than;


      * e.g., " ... this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation "





    [Verb]  | "beaten off" 


    1: to drive back;


      * e.g., " ... the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie "



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    [Phrase]  | "beaten a retreat" 


    1: to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening;


      * e.g., " ... Seeing that they were hopelessly outnumbered, the troops beat a retreat. "



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    [Phrase]  | "beaten around the bush" 


    1: to avoid giving a definite answer or position;


      * e.g., " ... Please stop beating around the bush and tell me the full story. "



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    [Phrase]  | "beaten it" 


    1: to proceed or move quickly;


      * e.g., " ... Let's beat it before we miss the start of the movie. "





    2: to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening;


      * e.g., " ... They beat it out of there when the cops showed up. "





    3: to leave a place often for another;


      * e.g., " ... She grew bored of her hometown and decided to beat it. "



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    [Phrase]  | "beaten the pants off" 


    1: to defeat by a large margin;


      * e.g., " ... The team was overjoyed after beating the pants off their longtime rivals. "



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