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| path [ paath ] (plural paths [ paaz ]) |
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1. trodden track: a track that has been worn by the continual passage of feet
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2. surfaced track: a surfaced track made for walking or cycling
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3. course: a route along which something moves
  the path of the Earth's orbit round the Sun
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4. course of action: a course of action or a way of living
her path to freedom and independence
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5. route to computer file: the route that a computer operating system follows through the directories on a disk to locate a file, or the sequence of keyed characters that identifies this route
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| [ Old English pæþ< Indo-European, 'to tread'] |
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lead somebody up the garden path to deceive or mislead somebody, often over a period of time (informal)
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the primrose path an enjoyable, easy way of life considered to lead to ruin or degeneration
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