English Explanatory Dictionary

batten down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
  2. To secure.
  3. To prepare for adversity.

Word forms

batten down battens down battening down battened down

Derived words

batten down the hatches
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