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

battening

verb

present participle of batten

as in affixing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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affixing
tacking
lashing
fastening
gluing
clamping
buttoning
strapping
screwing
pinning
adhering
tying
plastering
stapling
nailing
hanging
latching
tackling
bolting
sticking
bending
pasting
fixing
glueing
belaying
shackling
harnessing
clasping
cinching
yoking
clinching
doing up
clenching
clipping
tieing
connecting
riveting
joining
refixing
linking
hasping
toggling
resecuring
refastening
uniting
lacing
coapting
reattaching
reaffixing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dividing
splitting
separating
disconnecting
uncoupling
divorcing
parting
severing
loosening
dissociating
sundering
disjoining
disuniting
loosing
disjointing
breaking up
untying
detaching
dissevering
unlinking
unyoking
undoing
unfastening
unfixing
unhooking
untieing
unlashing
unbinding

as in fattening

Synonyms & Similar Words

fattening
filling
messing
feasting
surfeiting
dining
banqueting
force-feeding
waiting
regaling
feeding
underfeeding
overfeeding
nurturing
nourishing
catering
reprovisioning
victualing
sustaining
hand-feeding
spoon-feeding
provisioning
boarding
victualling
refeeding
serving

单词	battening
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. battening verb present participle of batten 1 as in affixing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance affixing tacking lashing fastening gluing clamping buttoning strapping screwing pinning adhering tying plastering stapling nailing hanging latching tackling bolting sticking bending pasting fixing glueing belaying shackling harnessing clasping cinching yoking clinching doing up clenching clipping tieing connecting riveting joining refixing linking hasping toggling resecuring refastening uniting lacing coapting reattaching reaffixing Antonyms & Near Antonyms dividing splitting separating disconnecting uncoupling divorcing parting severing loosening dissociating sundering disjoining disuniting loosing disjointing breaking up untying detaching dissevering unlinking unyoking undoing unfastening unfixing unhooking untieing unlashing unbinding See More 2 as in fattening Synonyms & Similar Words fattening filling messing feasting surfeiting dining banqueting force-feeding waiting regaling feeding underfeeding overfeeding nurturing nourishing catering reprovisioning victualing sustaining hand-feeding spoon-feeding provisioning boarding victualling refeeding serving
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