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battened down

battened down is the simple past and past participle of batten down.

Meaning of batten down

Verb

batten down (third-person singular simple present battens down, present participle battening down, simple past and past participle battened down)

  1. To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
  2. (transitive) To secure.
  3. (intransitive) To prepare for adversity.

Questions about battened down

What is battened down the simple past and past participle of?
Battened down is the simple past and past participle of batten down.

Words near battened down in the dictionary

  1. Battenbergers
  2. battenbergs
  3. battenboard
  4. battenboards
  5. battened
  6. battened down
  7. battened down the hatches
  8. battener
  9. batteners
  10. batteneth
  11. Battenfield

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