BATTEN DOWN Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

batten (down)

verb

Definition of batten (down)

as in to lock

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Top it off with its Best of Beauty-winning Atobarrier365 Cream to lock in all that moisturizing goodness, and then keep a bottle of the Atobarrier365 Cream Mist handy for midday refreshes.

— Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026
Another is larger carriers who lock in fuel at wholesale while billing surcharges at retail can see a real margin gain.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lock

Verb

This bag from Away has a code lock that latches onto the zippers, preventing everyone but you and security from getting in.

— Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
The final season of Girls ended (spoiler) with Hannah Horvath a mother, attempting and, finally, succeeding to get her son to latch.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of latch

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But a 2012 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) action barred the platform from serving US customers—its most important user base—and Intrade shuttered soon thereafter.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
After Doe reported the incident to the Cornell University Police Department in November 2024, the Chi Phi chapter was barred from campus.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bar

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Our favorite animals who became celebrities A scary incident on April 26, 1941, however, led the zoo to chain him to a wall inside the Pachyderm House for 29 years.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
The Democrats wrote in a summary of the allegations that immigrants sleep while restrained with handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains, and even elderly people have been chained for 16 hours a day.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of chain

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The shoe is a high-heeled sandal made of nuanced lines and subtle curves, appearing to wrap the foot in ribbon-like bands that encircle the ankle and fasten with a gold buckle.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
So wake up with chin straps fastened and mouthpieces in place.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fasten

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Fariala, who was not in Pingyao, sent a video thanking the festival and closed it by singing a folk song.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
After closing the Paramount deal only a year ago, Holland was named the head of the company’s streaming business, including Paramount+ and Pluto TV.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

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