Batten

Meaning

Verb

●

To cause (an

, etc.) to become

or

through

; to

ten.

●

To

or

(land,

, etc.).

●

To become better; to improve

; especially of

, by

; to

up.

●

Of

,

, etc.: to become

; also, of

: to

lush.

●

Followed by on: to

; to glut.

●

Followed by on: to

or

, especially

at the expense of

others.

●

To

at; to

in.

●

To

a

or craving.

●

To

(something) with

(noun

1).

●

In Nautical:

Chiefly

down: to

or

(a

,

, etc.) using

(noun

2.2).

Adj

●

Synonym of

(“of

or

:

to

or

; of

(originally

) or

:

, fruitful”)

Noun

●

In Carpentry & Construction:

A

or

of

, or several of such

, used in

to

members of a structure together, to provide a

point, to

, or to

warping.

●

In Theater:

A

of

; especially (theater), one used for

a

; (

, also

) a long

, usually

,

to the

or

and used to support

,

, etc.

●

In Nautical:

A long,

,

of

but now also of

,

, etc; used for various

a

; especially one

to a

or

for

, one

the

of a

a

to

water from

the

, one

in a

on a

to keep it

, or one from which a

is suspended.

●

In Weaving:

The

of a

, which

home or

the

of a woof.

Name

●

A surname.

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