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battened down the hatches

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

Meaning of batten down the hatches

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To prepare for trouble.
    • It's time to batten down the hatches and prepare for the coming challenge.

Questions about battened down the hatches

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

Words near battened down the hatches in the dictionary

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

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