batten

Speech parts

1. batten - Noun

2. batten - Verb

4. Batten - Proper noun

Meaning

To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.

To fertilize or enrich, as land.

To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.

A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.

To furnish or fasten with battens.

The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

secure lath cleat strip fix thrive batting prosper clamp fasten luxuriate batten down grow fat cotter rod
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Antonyms

separate date combat decline challenge decrease
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Hypernyms

strip strengthen fortify stuffing beef up

Phrases with the word

batten down the hatches plank-on-batten batten's disease batten strip

Derivatives

battened battening

Examples

When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support... He is the right person for the job. Saxby Chambliss

I'm not trying to take New York by storm. I just want to sneak in there, keep my head down, batten down the hatches and cook. Gordon Ramsay

No matter what - rehearsed, under-rehearsed, over-rehearsed, doubts about rehearsing - the first gig is always the first gig, and you put on your little praying hat, batten down the hatch, and do what you do. Mick Fleetwood

batten down a ship's hatches Source: Internet

batten ships Source: Internet

After the shuttle moves across the loom laying down the fill yarn, the weaver uses the reed to press (or batten) each filling yarn against the fell. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

battells battelly battement Batten disease batten down batten down the hatches