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battens down

battens down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 battens down

What is battens down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Battens down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of batten down.

Words near battens down in the dictionary

  1. battening down
  2. battening down the hatches
  3. battenings
  4. battenless
  5. battens
  6. battens down
  7. battens down the hatches
  8. batter
  9. batter bread
  10. batter breads
  11. batter pudding

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