EnglishMain Dictionary
path
Universal Words
noun (also pathway)
1 a way or track that is built or is made by the action of people walking:
a concrete path * the garden path * Follow the path through the woods. * to walk along a path * The path led up a steep hill. * a coastal path
seealsoFOOTPATH
2 a line along which sb/sth moves; the space in front of sb/sth as they move:
He threw himself into the path of an oncoming vehicle. * The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path. * Three men blocked her path.
seealsoFLIGHTPATH
3 a plan of action or a way of achieving sth:
a career path * the path to freedom / success / victory
IDIOMS see BEATv., CROSSv., LEADv., PRIMROSE, SMOOTHv.
