battening (down)

verb

present participle of batten (down)
as in locking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battening (down)
  1. locking
  2. fastening
  3. latching
  4. closing
  5. chaining
  6. barring
  7. bolting
  8. shutting
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The vest inflates by pulling it through your kid’s arms and fastening the belt.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Technicians seated along an assembly line were fastening artificial tendons to the fingers to link them with actuators in the wrist.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of fastening
Verb
  • 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
  • As the president and his fellow Republicans try to balance a pro-tech agenda with constituents’ concerns, at least one key administration official and several GOP lawmakers are latching onto the reports of foreign influence campaigns.
    — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 June 2026
Definition of latching
Verb
  • Keels is an unrestricted free agent after closing last season on a two-way deal with Miami.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • But the lawsuit will at the very least likely delay Paramount Skydance’s goal of closing this deal by the end of the month.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of closing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The government seeks a court order barring the company from carrying diversity, equity and inclusion policies, plus unspecified damages for the unnamed employee.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
  • The Padres can at least use this month to gauge his value and, barring a proposal too good to decline, reassess things in the offseason.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of barring
Verb
  • Timing your planting to avoid summer heat will prevent bolting.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026
  • Many brands expand into experiences once product growth slows, bolting hospitality or lifestyle onto an existing business model.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bolting
Verb
  • 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
  • OpenAI temporarily had a similar opt-out feature for its Sora 2 video model, drawing similar criticism before changing its policies and, eventually, shutting it down earlier this year.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of shutting
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