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Definition of batten verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

batten

verb
 
/ˈbætn/
 
/ˈbætn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they batten
 
/ˈbætn/
 
/ˈbætn/
he / she / it battens
 
/ˈbætnz/
 
/ˈbætnz/
past simple battened
 
/ˈbætnd/
 
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past participle battened
 
/ˈbætnd/
 
/ˈbætnd/
-ing form battening
 
/ˈbætnɪŋ/
 
/ˈbætnɪŋ/
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Idioms
batten down the hatches
  1. to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble
    • A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
  2. (on a ship) to shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected
See batten in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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