All batten synonyms
bat·ten
B b verb batten
- tighten — make more snug or secure
- tie — to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- fix — to repair; mend.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- prosper — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- wax — a fit of anger; rage.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- thrive — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- burgeon — If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.
- fasten — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- lock up — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- nail down — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
noun batten
- cleat — A cleat is a kind of hook with two ends which is used to hold ropes, especially on sailing boats.
- bollard — Bollards are short thick concrete posts that are used to prevent cars from going on to someone's land or on to part of a road.
- crossbar — A crossbar is a horizontal piece of wood attached to two upright pieces, for example a part of the goal in football.
- crosspiece — a transverse beam, joist, etc
- chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.