battening

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of securing or fastening something, especially a sail or a board, to something else using nails, screws, or other fasteners.

  - "The crew spent hours battening down the sails before the storm."
  - "The carpenter carefully battened the new roofing boards to the frame."

• Noun

  A long, narrow board used for securing or covering something, especially a sail or a roof.

  - "The batten along the edge of the roof kept the shingles in place."
  - "The sailor used battens to hold the sail taut."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with battening
nattering , chattering , gattering , scatterering

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Variants

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batten , batten down the hatches , battened , battening , battens , battened down the hatches , battening down the hatches , battens down the hatches , batten down , battened down , battening down , battens down , batten on , battened on , battening on , battens on

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Etymology

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Old English batan ‘to beat’, from bat ‘stick’.

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Trivia

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1. Battens are often made of wood, but they can also be made of other materials such as plastic or metal.

2. The term ‘batten down’ is also used figuratively to describe preparing for a difficult or challenging situation.

3. In the game of cricket, a batten is a long, thin piece of wood used to strike the ball.

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Related Concepts

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1. Caulking: Caulking and battening are both used to seal and secure various structures, but caulking involves filling cracks or joints with a flexible material, while battening involves fastening boards or other materials to a surface.

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Culture

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In literature, battening is often used metaphorically to describe someone who hoards or accumulates things, particularly food or resources.

How to Memorize "battening"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine nails or screws being driven into a surface to secure a board or sail, or imagine a long, narrow board being used to cover or hold something in place.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of securing or fastening something, or with the long, narrow boards used for this purpose.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic ‘Batten Down The Hatches’ to remember the meaning of the verb form, as it relates to securing a ship before a storm.

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