BATTENING (DOWN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

battening (down)

verb

present participle of batten (down)

as in locking

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This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.

— Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of locking

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The fence should have a self-closing, self-latching gate and be at least 4 feet tall.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Berhalter tied the score again four minutes into the second half, latching onto a loose ball at the top of the penalty area and one-hopping a right-footed shot just inside the near post.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of latching

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Tooling is becoming more accessible, use cases are more standardized and the gap between early adopters and fast followers is closing.

— Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Some experts say that expanding nuclear access on the continent is key to closing that gap, along with powering industrialization.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of closing

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Interestingly, the modular design allows operators to rapidly assemble, connect, and scale up their power capacity by stacking or chaining additional units.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
On day two, hacking teams were no less successful, chaining together three new vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange in order to achieve the holy grail of SYSTEM-level remote code execution.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

Definition of chaining

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Friday's appeals court ruling in the New Jersey case goes further than a July 2024 ruling from a federal judge, who said that the state's ban on AR-15s specifically was unconstitutional but upheld the provision barring larger magazines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
What’s being done to address Land Park’s issues Aside from barring nighttime parking in the park, the city has also discussed closing some streets in the park to vehicular traffic as part of a two-year pilot program.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of barring

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In fact, simply shutting your blinds and curtains can actually make your home up to 20 degrees cooler.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
The update followed a high-stakes boardroom showdown with the group's supervisory board on Thursday and comes after reports that the company is weighing up shutting four German factories and implementing as many as 100,000 job cuts.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026

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