Batten (redirected from battened down the hatches)

Bat·ten  (btn), Jean 1909-1982.

New Zealand aviator who was the first woman to fly a solo round trip between England and Australia (1935).

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bat·ten ¹  (btn)

v. bat·tened, bat·ten·ing, bat·tens

v.intr.

1. To become fat.

2. To thrive and prosper, especially at another's expense: "[She] battens like a leech on the lives of famous people, . . . a professional retailer of falsehoods" (George F. Will).

v.tr.

To fatten; overfeed.

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[Ultimately from Old Norse batna, to improve; see bhad- in Indo-European roots.]

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bat·ten ²  (btn)

n.

1. Nautical

a. One of several flexible strips of wood or plastic placed in pockets at the outer edge of a sail to keep it flat.

b. A narrow strip of wood used to fasten down the edges of the material that covers hatches in foul weather.

2. Chiefly British A narrow strip of wood used especially for flooring.

tr.v. bat·tened, bat·ten·ing, bat·tens

Nautical To furnish, fasten, or secure with battens: battened down the hatch during the storm.

Idiom:

batten down the hatches

To prepare for an imminent disaster or emergency.

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[Middle English batent, from Old French bataunt, wooden strip, clapper, from present participle of batre, to beat; see batter¹.]

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batten ¹

Noun

1. a strip of wood used to strengthen something or make it secure

2. a strip of wood used for holding a tarpaulin in place over a hatch on a ship

Verb

to strengthen or fasten with battens [French bâton stick]

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batten ²

Verb

(foll. by on)to thrive at the expense of (someone else) [probably from Old Norse batna to improve]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	batten - stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber batting stuffing - padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture
	2.	batten - a strip fixed to something to hold it firm strip - thin piece of wood or metal
Verb	1.	batten - furnish with battens; "batten ships" batten down, secure beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
	2.	batten - secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches" beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

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batten

verb (usually with down) fasten, unite, fix, secure, lock, bind, chain, connect, attach, seal, tighten, anchor, bolt, clamp down, affix, nail down, make firm, make fast, fasten down

Translations

batten [ˈbætn] n (CARPENTRY) → listón m;

(NAUT) → junquillo, sable m

batten down vt (NAUT): to batten down the hatches → atrancar las escotillas

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batten [ˈbætn] n (Carpentry) → latte f;

(Naut) (on sail) → latte de voile

batten down vt (Naut);

to batten down the hatches → fermer les écoutilles

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batten [ˈbætn] n → Leiste f, Latte f;

(Naut) (on sail) → Segellatte f

batten down vt (Naut);

to batten down the hatches → die Luken dicht machen

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batten [ˈbætən] n (CARPENTRY) → assicella, correntino;

(for flooring) → tavola per pavimenti;

(NAUT) → serretta: (on sail) → stecca

batten down vt (NAUT): to batten down the hatches → chiudere i boccaporti

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batten

n batten [ˈbӕtn]

a piece of wood used for keeping other pieces in place These strips are all fastened together with a batten. heglat عارِضَةٌ خَشَبِيّه летва prkno, lišta, lať bjælke; spærre die Leiste σανίδα συνοχής alfarjía põikliist تختۀ نازک؛ طوقه piena latte, planche נֶסֶר तख्ता letva (szegély)léc kayu pengikat battingur, mjótt borð/fjöl listello, assicella 帯板 오리목 skersinė lenta lata; šķērskoks; apmetuma skaliņi kayu tetulang lat tverrtre, bjelke, lekte listwa ripa scân­dură; şipcă рейка doska, lata letev, deska lajsna ribba, list, läkt ไม้ดาม ince tahta parçası, tiriz 壓條 рейка لکڑی کی پٹی ván lót 压条