Main Entry: ³batten

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): bat·tened; bat·ten·ing\ˈbat-niŋ, ˈba-t^ən-iŋ\

Date: 1663

transitive verb 1 : to furnish with battens
2 : to fasten with or as if with battens —often used with downintransitive verb : to make one secure by or as if by battens <battening down for the hurricane>

— batten down the hatches : to prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation