batten
Kelime Anlamı :
1. ensiz tahta parçası.
2. tirizlerle.
3. sağlamlaştırmak.
4. sağlama almak.
5. tiriz.
6. takoz.
7. temizlemek (keten).
8. sırtından geçinmek.
9. tıkınmak.
10. tahta parçası.
Tanımlar :
1.
to become fat.
2. to thrive and prosper, especially at another's expense: "[she] battens like a leech on the lives of famous people, . . . a professional retailer of falsehoods” ( george F. will).
3. to fatten; overfeed.
4. nautical one of several flexible strips of wood or plastic placed in pockets at the outer edge of a sail to keep it flat.
5. nautical A narrow strip of wood used to fasten down the edges of the material that covers hatches in foul weather.
6. chiefly british A narrow strip of wood used especially for flooring.
7. nautical to furnish, fasten, or secure with battens: battened down the hatch during the storm.
8. batten down the hatches to prepare for an imminent disaster or emergency.
2. to thrive and prosper, especially at another's expense: "[she] battens like a leech on the lives of famous people, . . . a professional retailer of falsehoods” ( george F. will).
3. to fatten; overfeed.
4. nautical one of several flexible strips of wood or plastic placed in pockets at the outer edge of a sail to keep it flat.
5. nautical A narrow strip of wood used to fasten down the edges of the material that covers hatches in foul weather.
6. chiefly british A narrow strip of wood used especially for flooring.
7. nautical to furnish, fasten, or secure with battens: battened down the hatch during the storm.
8. batten down the hatches to prepare for an imminent disaster or emergency.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
2. A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
3. in stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
4. the movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
5. to furnish with battens.
6. to fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
7. to become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
8. to feed on; to revel in.
9. to thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
10. to thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
11. to gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
12. to improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
2. A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
3. in stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
4. the movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
5. to furnish with battens.
6. to fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
7. to become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
8. to feed on; to revel in.
9. to thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
10. to thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
11. to gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
12. to improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long.
2. A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing.
3. A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
4. the movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
5. to grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
6. to make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
7. to fertilize or enrich, as land.
8. to furnish or fasten with battens.
2. A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing.
3. A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
4. the movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
5. to grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
6. to make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
7. to fertilize or enrich, as land.
8. to furnish or fasten with battens.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to become better; improve in condition (especially by feeding); grow fat; thrive.
2. to feed gluttonously; figuratively, gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat: absolutely, or with on or upon.
3. figuratively, to thrive; prosper; live in ease and luxury, especially at the expense or to the detriment of others: with on, formerly also with: as, to batten on ill-gotten gains.
4. to improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive with plenteous feeding.
5. to fertilize or enrich (the soil).
6. to form or fasten with battens.
7. A strip or scantling of wood.
8. in com., squared timber of 6 or more feet in length, 7 inches in width, and 2½ inches in thickness, used in carpentry and housebuilding for various purposes. pieces less than 6 feet long are known as batten-ends.
9. in weaving, the beam for striking the weft home; a lathe.
10. A log less than 11 inches in diameter at the small end.
2. to feed gluttonously; figuratively, gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat: absolutely, or with on or upon.
3. figuratively, to thrive; prosper; live in ease and luxury, especially at the expense or to the detriment of others: with on, formerly also with: as, to batten on ill-gotten gains.
4. to improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive with plenteous feeding.
5. to fertilize or enrich (the soil).
6. to form or fasten with battens.
7. A strip or scantling of wood.
8. in com., squared timber of 6 or more feet in length, 7 inches in width, and 2½ inches in thickness, used in carpentry and housebuilding for various purposes. pieces less than 6 feet long are known as batten-ends.
9. in weaving, the beam for striking the weft home; a lathe.
10. A log less than 11 inches in diameter at the small end.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia