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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

batten down en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
  2. (transitive) To secure.
  3. (intransitive) To prepare for adversity.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
battened down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
battened down Tense=Past lexicographic
battens down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
battening down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

batten down the hatches

Translations (4)

ru задра́ить (to make watertight) · ru задра́ивать (to make watertight) · fi tiivistää (to make watertight) · he הִדֵּק בִּפְסִיסִים (to make watertight)