noun, verb
noun (technical) a long strip of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roof
Part of speech: verb
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.
2 (on a ship) to firmly shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected
PHRASALVERBS
batten sth<->down to fix sth firmly in position with wooden boards:
He was busy battening down all the shutters and doors.
batten on sb (BrE, disapproving, formal) to live well by using other people's money, etc.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is batten a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, batten is tagged as verb.
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