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"Batten" Definition
noun
Chiefly British A narrow strip of wood used especially for flooring.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Nautical A narrow strip of wood used to fasten down the edges of the material that covers hatches in foul weather.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Nautical One of several flexible strips of wood or plastic placed in pockets at the outer edge of a sail to keep it flat.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A piece of lumber used especially for flooring.
Source: Merriam-Webster
A thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint.
Source: Merriam-Webster
idiom
Batten down the hatches To prepare for an imminent disaster or emergency.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
Nautical To furnish, fasten, or secure with battens: battened down the hatch during the storm.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To fatten; overfeed.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To become fat.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To grow fat.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To feed gluttonously.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To grow prosperous especially at the expense of another .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To furnish with .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To fasten with or as if with battens .
Source: Merriam-Webster
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