Dictionary Check: beaten

"beaten" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

adjective

formed or made thin by hammering

Example: "beaten gold"
adjective

much trodden and worn smooth or bare

Example: "did not stray from the beaten path"
verb

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Example: "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
verb

give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

Example: "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"
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verb

hit repeatedly

Example: "beat on the door"
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verb

move rhythmically

Example: "Her heart was beating fast"
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