batten in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
- ಕೊಬ್ಬುಬೆಳೆ ⇄ batten kannada
- ಸುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆ ⇄ batten kannada
batten in Sindhi سنڌي
- عيش ۾ رهڻ، ٿلهو ٿيڻ ⇄ Batten sindhi
batten in English
- batten ⇄ batten (1), noun, verb. english
- batten ⇄ batten (2), intransitive verb.
1. to grow fat; thrive.
Ex. The cattle battened on the plentiful fodder. (Figurative.) Melancholy sceptics ... who batten on the hideous facts in history (Emerson).
(SYN) prosper.
2. to feed greedilenglish - batten ⇄ batten (3), noun.
a movable bar or arm in a loom which strikes in or closes the weft.english - batten ⇄ expr. batten down, to fasten down with or as if with strips of wood.
Ex. to batten down the hatches before a storm.english - batten ⇄ noun battener. english
- batten ⇄ noun 1. a strip of wood nailed over the adjoining edges of parallel boards of a door, wall, etc., to strengthen them or cover the cracks.
2. a board used for flooring, usually 6 or more feet long, 7 inches wide, and 2 1/2 inches thick. Battens mayenglish - batten ⇄ v.t. (Obsolete.) to feed to advantage; fatten up; fatten. english
- batten ⇄ v.t. to strengthen or cover with battens. english