Antonyms for batten down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bat-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæt n |
Definition of batten down
Origin :- "strip of wood (especially used to fasten canvas over ships' hatches)," 1650s, anglicized variant of baton "a stick, a staff" (see baton). Nautical use attested from 1769.
- As in secure : verb attach, tie up
- As in shut : verb close
- Scott ordered the men to batten down the curtains on the weather side.
- Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
- The instinct of self-preservation warned him to batten down his hatches, to smother the fire with want of air.
- Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. » by John Galsworthy
- I continued, "May I ask what book you are using just now to batten down your own thoughts?"
- Extract from : « The Romance of the Coast » by James Runciman
Synonyms for batten down
- adjust
- anchor
- bar
- batten down
- bind
- bolt
- button
- button down
- cage
- catch
- cement
- chain
- clamp
- clinch
- close
- close down
- close up
- confine
- draw
- drop the curtain
- enclose
- exclude
- fasten
- fix
- fold
- fold up
- hitch
- hook on
- imprison
- lash
- lock
- lock up
- make fast
- moor
- nail
- padlock
- pinion
- push
- put to
- rivet
- seal
- secure
- settle
- shut down
- slam
- tack
- tie
- tie down
- tighten
- wall off
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