noun
    
    /ˈpæɵ, Brit ˈpɑːɵ/ , pl paths /ˈpæðz, Brit ˈpɑːðz/
    
    [count] a track that is made by people or animals walking over the ground
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    a track that is specially made for people to walk or ride on
    
    
    
    
    
    the area in front of someone or something that is moving
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    a way of living or proceeding that leads to something
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    beat a path
    
    
    
    cross paths
    
    
    
    lead someone down/up the garden path
    
    
    
    off the beaten path
    
    
    
    take/follow the path of least resistance