batten down

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batten down Meaning of "batten down"

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Definition(s):

  • (v) furnish with battens

Synonym(s)

secure

Usage(s):

  1. So batten down the hatches.
  2. This will enable Henderson to cancel a 2-a-gallon rise in East Coast prices, batten down his ceiling where it had already sprung a leak.
  3. For a decade, Japan has sought to batten down the hatches, hoping the storm would disappear.
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/ɪ ˈrɛ və kə bəl /

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