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battens definition
battens |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb batten Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb batten Entailment of verb batten Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb batten 2 senses of batten Sense 1 batten, batten down secure => strengthen, beef up fortify Sense 2 batten => strengthen, beef up fortify Familiarity of verb batten batten used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb batten Sense 1 batten, batten down secure => strengthen, beef up fortify -------------- Sense 2 batten => strengthen, beef up fortify -------------- Grep of noun batten batten Overview of noun batten The noun batten has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. batten -- (a strip fixed to something to hold it firm) Overview of verb batten The verb batten has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. batten, batten down secure -- (furnish with battens; of ships) 2. batten -- (secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches") Overview of noun batten The noun batten has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. batten -- (a strip fixed to something to hold it firm) Overview of verb batten The verb batten has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. batten, batten down secure -- (furnish with battens; of ships) 2. batten -- (secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches")
battens definition