batten (down)

verb

Definition of batten (down)next
as in to lock

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten (down)
  1. lock
  2. latch
  3. bar
  4. bolt
  5. chain
  6. fasten
  7. shut
  8. close
Verb
  • Pitt and Jolie have also been locked in an intense legal battle over Château Miraval.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This metal lock has claws that grip onto the strike plate of a door, locking the knob in place once the door is closed.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of lock
Verb
  • Here’s how to recreate the iconic itinerary: Fast Food Raising Cane’s The excitement over visiting a chicken tender restaurant in Penn Station was contagious and perhaps what led so many to latch onto the vlogger’s trip.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Here, Nunez again charges through the opposition back line to latch onto a through ball.
    Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of latch
Verb
  • The company also said damages sought by the plaintiffs are barred by law and/or are unconstitutional based on provisions on due process and excessive fines in the U.S. Constitution and applicable portions of the state constitution.
    Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The hikes, which take place every Tuesday and Thursday evening year-round, barring rain, are roughly two hours long and leave at 7 p.m. from the park’s Upper Merry-Go-Round parking lot.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of bar
Verb
  • Will the 33-year-old slugger stay or bolt for a new team this winter?
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Cops said the assailant walked up to the elderly man about 12:14 p.m. at the 34th Street Herald Square station on the northbound F line platform, pushed the victim onto the tracks and bolted from the station.
    Cathy Burke, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of bolt
Verb
  • Further down the hall, a shaft of light illuminated another German shepherd, chained up between piles of rubble.
    Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Her mother allegedly responded with more intense physical punishments and by chaining her to her bed.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of chain
Verb
  • Middleton looked vibrant and healthy while wearing a long red coat with a large black bow fastened to the collar.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Pull neck skin to back and fasten with a small skewer.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of fasten
Verb
  • Yellowstone just aired its season 5B finale, which may have shut the barn door on that flagship series (though spinoffs are in the works).
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In the book, Lee and Allerton get close to finding the ayahuasca, but that door is quickly shut.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of shut
Verb
  • The popular trail is closing and won’t re-open to hikers for 18 months.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In April 2021, the various investors including Margolis closed a $2.5-million transaction to lease and operate the venue.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of close
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