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BATTEN DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Furnish with battens

Example:

batten ships

Synonyms:

batten; batten down; secure

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "batten down" is one way to...):

beef up; fortify; strengthen (make strong or stronger)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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