batten

Các nghĩa

1. béo tốt lên

   To furnish (something) with battens (noun etymology 2, noun sense 1).

   transitive

   Batten down the hatches.

   Batten down the hatches!

   Batten doors are sadly falling out of fashion.

2. trở nên màu mỡ

   Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun etymology 2, noun sense 2.2).

   transitive

Dạng khác

• battens present, singular, third-person
• battening participle, present
• battened participle, past

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