BATTEN (DOWN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

batten (down)

verb

Definition of batten (down)

as in to lock

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Indeed, some analysts previously told ABC News the current selloff owes primarily to a phenomenon called profit-taking, when traders sell off some of their shares to lock in returns after a prolonged run-up in price.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Beijing is regulating intimacy, but what is being built, there and everywhere, is a permanent record of the interior life, and the interior life was the one room a person could always lock.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of lock

Verb

It was not built with any standardized fixture that a repair craft can latch onto.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
In 2019 and again in 2020, the company launched a pair of spacecraft that latched onto faltering communication satellites and steered them, providing extra years of life.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of latch

Verb

The bill was supposed to go into effect July 1, but a judge issued a preliminary injunction days before, barring enforcement in some situations, but not completely.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
The agreement is a tacit acknowledgement that that will not happen, barring a settlement with the states.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of bar

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The standard prescription for organizations such as these is to bolt security onto their existing network—buy a firewall, add a VPN, maybe bring in an MSSP if the budget allows.

— Pramod Badjate, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The internet did not unlock productivity until businesses rewired processes around digital workflows rather than bolting websites onto analog operations.

— Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of bolt

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The company said advanced cyber-capable models could ultimately become useful defensive tools, helping security teams identify vulnerabilities, understand how individual weaknesses can be chained together and respond to attacks faster.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Though Felipe was originally chained inside a hole in the woods, he was moved to Esmeralda Farm out of caution that he might be found.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of chain

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Frank Mnich, a mudlark from Sussex, was standing at the top of a flight of steps down to the river, looking like someone who was there to fix the drains, in cargo pants, rain boots, and kneepads, with pouches fastened around his waist for his finds.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
If your duvet cover has buttons or zippers, Ceconi recommends fastening the closures before laundering to prevent tangling.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026

Definition of fasten

Verb

During pandemic-era lockdowns, when everything from gyms and night clubs to pubs were shut, running exploded in popularity, with Gen Z pushing the surge.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Catcher Will Smith’s timeline to return from a neck injury remains unclear, after the Dodgers temporarily shut him down from baseball activities, beginning around the All-Star break.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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