adj 1: decisively defeated in combat [syn: conquered, overcome, overthrown, overwhelmed, routed, vanquished]
2: beaten repeatedly with heavy blows; "a battered child"; "the
battered woman syndrome" [syn: battered]
3: formed or made thin by hammering: "beaten gold"
4: much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from
the beaten path" [syn: beaten(a)]