The Clue
Worn down (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TRODDEN
Tags
Notes
The answer TRODDEN is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Walked on
Beaten down
Like beaten paths
Past participle of tread
Definition
TREAD as a verb:
1. (step, tread) = put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
2. (tread, trample) = tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
3. crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
4. brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
5. apply (the tread) to a tire
6. mate with; "male birds tread the females"
TRODDEN as an adjective:
1. (trampled, trodden) = crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily; "her trampled flowers lay crushed and broken"; "the grass was trodden and muddy"