Chiefly British A narrow strip of wood used especially for flooring.
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Nautical A narrow strip of wood used to fasten down the edges of the material that covers hatches in foul weather.
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Nautical One of several flexible strips of wood or plastic placed in pockets at the outer edge of a sail to keep it flat.
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A piece of lumber used especially for flooring.
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A thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint.
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idiom
Batten down the hatches To prepare for an imminent disaster or emergency.
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verb-transitive
Nautical To furnish, fasten, or secure with battens: battened down the hatch during the storm.
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To fatten; overfeed.
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verb-intransitive
To become fat.
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verb
To grow fat.
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To feed gluttonously.
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To grow prosperous especially at the expense of another .
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To furnish with .
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To fasten with or as if with battens .
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