batten

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verb (1)

bat·ten ˈba-tᵊn How to pronounce batten (audio)

battened; battening ˈbat-niŋ How to pronounce batten (audio)

ˈba-tᵊn-iŋ

intransitive verb

: to grow fat

: to feed gluttonously

: to grow prosperous especially at the expense of another

—usually used with on

transitive verb

: fatten

batten

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noun

British : a piece of lumber used especially for flooring

: a thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint

: a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a batten (as in a sail)

batten

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verb (2)

battened; battening ˈbat-niŋ How to pronounce batten (audio)

ˈba-tᵊn-iŋ

transitive verb

: to furnish with battens

: to fasten with or as if with battens

—often used with down

intransitive verb

: to make one secure by or as if by battens

battening down for the hurricane

battened

verb

past tense of batten

as in buttoned

Synonyms & Similar Words

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buttoned
fastened
belayed
lashed
tacked
affixed
clamped
glued
latched
bolted
screwed
strapped
stapled
pinned
adhered
tied
riveted
cinched
plastered
bent
nailed
shackled
clenched
pasted
hung
harnessed
clasped
yoked
tackled
clipped
laced
clinched
toggled
stuck
refastened
did up
hasped
fixed
linked
connected
hanged
united
coapted
resecured
refixed
joined
reattached
reaffixed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

divided
split
sundered
separated
severed
divorced
uncoupled
disconnected
dissociated
parted
dissevered
loosened
disjoined
disunited
loosed
broke up
disjointed
untied
unlinked
unlashed
unyoked
detached
unbound
unhooked
unfastened
undid
unfixed

as in fattened

Synonyms & Similar Words

fattened
filled
surfeited
banqueted
feasted
messed
dined
overfed
force-fed
boarded
regaled
nurtured
underfed
fed
nourished
refed
sustained
waited
reprovisioned
victualled
catered
spoon-fed
provisioned
hand-fed
served
victualed

单词	battened
释义	batten 1 of 3 verb (1) bat·ten ˈba-tᵊn battened; battening ˈbat-niŋ ˈba-tᵊn-iŋ intransitive verb 1 a : to grow fat b : to feed gluttonously 2 : to grow prosperous especially at the expense of another —usually used with on transitive verb : fatten batten 2 of 3 noun 1 a British : a piece of lumber used especially for flooring b : a thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint 2 : a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a batten (as in a sail) batten 3 of 3 verb (2) battened; battening ˈbat-niŋ ˈba-tᵊn-iŋ transitive verb 1 : to furnish with battens 2 : to fasten with or as if with battens —often used with down intransitive verb : to make one secure by or as if by battens battening down for the hurricane Phrases batten down the hatches : to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation Did you know? What Is the Origin of Batten Batten comes from the name for an iron bar used to secure the covering of a hatchway on a ship, which was especially useful in preparation of stormy weather. The verb batten is used in variations of the phrase "batten down the hatches," which means "to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation." It winds back to Latin battuere, meaning "to beat." Word History Etymology Verb (1) probably from Old Norse batna to improve; akin to Old English betera better Noun alteration of Middle English batent, bataunt finished board, from Anglo-French bataunt, from present participle of batre* to beat, from Latin battuere First Known Use Verb (1) circa 1540, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Noun 1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (2) 1663, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing batten batten down batten on batten down the hatches batten down batten on batten down the hatches Kids Definition batten verb bat·ten ˈba-tᵊn battened; battening 1 : to secure by or as if by fastening —often used with down Everything on the ship's deck was battened down. 2 : to prepare for possible trouble or difficulty —often used with down People battened down in preparation for winter. battened verb past tense of batten 1 as in buttoned Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance buttoned fastened belayed lashed tacked affixed clamped glued latched bolted screwed strapped stapled pinned adhered tied riveted cinched plastered bent nailed shackled clenched pasted hung harnessed clasped yoked tackled clipped laced clinched toggled stuck refastened did up hasped fixed linked connected hanged united coapted resecured refixed joined reattached reaffixed Antonyms & Near Antonyms divided split sundered separated severed divorced uncoupled disconnected dissociated parted dissevered loosened disjoined disunited loosed broke up disjointed untied unlinked unlashed unyoked detached unbound unhooked unfastened undid unfixed See More 2 as in fattened Synonyms & Similar Words fattened filled surfeited banqueted feasted messed dined overfed force-fed boarded regaled nurtured underfed fed nourished refed sustained waited reprovisioned victualled catered spoon-fed provisioned hand-fed served victualed
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