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

battens

verb

present tense third-person singular of batten

as in buttons

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clamps
screws
tacks
straps
rivets
pins
staples
lashes
affixes
hasps
nails
belays
ties
latches
glues
toggles
clips
yokes
bends
sticks
shackles
bolts
fastens
harnesses
clasps
plasters
pastes
links
laces
tackles
adheres
fixes
clenches
does up
cinches
hangs
clinches
coapts
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splits
parts
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divides
disconnects
sunders
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divorces
severs
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separates
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dissevers
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undoes
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fattens
messes
fills
feasts
overfeeds
surfeits
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boards
underfeeds
dines
force-feeds
provisions
regales
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单词	battens
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. battens verb present tense third-person singular of batten 1 as in buttons Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance buttons clamps screws tacks straps rivets pins staples lashes affixes hasps nails belays ties latches glues toggles clips yokes bends sticks shackles bolts fastens harnesses clasps plasters pastes links laces tackles adheres fixes clenches does up cinches hangs clinches coapts connects joins reattaches resecures reaffixes unites refastens refixes Antonyms & Near Antonyms splits parts breaks up divides disconnects sunders disjoins divorces severs uncouples separates dissociates dissevers loosens disunites unlinks disjoints unfastens unyokes looses unbinds unties unhooks undoes unlashes detaches unfixes See More 2 as in fattens Synonyms & Similar Words fattens messes fills feasts overfeeds surfeits banquets boards underfeeds dines force-feeds provisions regales waits hand-feeds victuals nourishes refeeds nurtures sustains feeds spoon-feeds reprovisions caters serves
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