BATTEN DOWN Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

batten (down)

verb

Definition of batten (down)

as in to lock

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Verb

Police are warning people to secure firearms and lock their car doors.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
After application, wear cotton socks overnight to lock in the moisture.

— Mary Honkus, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lock

Verb

In the absence of stronger signals, the model had latched onto it.

— Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Like a spider, the Ice Dart can land on and latch onto steep, slippery surfaces such as icebergs and glaciers—an increasingly useful capability as activity in the Arctic increases.

— Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of latch

Verb

Instead, children in need of accommodations are stigmatized and barred from the longstanding Outdoor Lab tradition, with the district choosing to sue the federal government rather than solve the problem.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The high court’s upcoming term will also include various other major cases, including a case involving religious rights and schools over Colorado barring Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bar

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Gravis Robotics sells the Gravis Rack, a control kit that bolts onto equipment already sitting on a jobsite.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
As such, most of its parts are off-the-shelf, panels and interior components are bolted on, and there's no proprietary software locking owner-operators out of diagnosing and fixing their vehicles themselves.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of bolt

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The same capability that let a model find a zero-day and chain it into a breach can let a defender find that same zero-day first and patch it.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
In an interview with Fortune, Kopp described the company’s mission as freeing CFOs from the drudgery that keeps them chained to spreadsheets long after everyone else has logged off.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of chain

Verb

The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings.

— Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Unique to the mid-top is a metal hook that fastens its collar strap, replacing the plastic hook traditionally seen on the Air Force 1 Mid.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fasten

Verb

The owners threatening to shut the game down next year aren’t looking for an even playing field.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
New lower scores, for example, could shut those companies out of doing business in markets with sustainability requirements based on the Protocol.

— Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of shut

Verb

Initial results are expected to begin coming in shortly after polls close, with additional results expected after voting ends in the Central time zone.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
With two weeks remaining until the summer transfer window SLAMS SHUT (or simply closes), Chelsea are set to be typically busy.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of close

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