Definition for Batten down:

• furnish with battens; " batten ships"

Synonyms for Batten down:

• n.

  •batten (noun)
  • batten.

• v.

  •secure (verb)
  • clinch,
  • lash,
  • clamp,
  • catch,
  • bind,
  • cement,
  • settle,
  • tighten,
  • adjust,
  • fix.
  •shut (verb)
  • draw,
  • imprison,
  • enclose,
  • confine,
  • shut down,
  • cage,
  • exclude,
  • push.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • stand by.
  •
  • screw up.
  •
  • brace.
  •close
  • shut.
  •Other relevant words:
  • moor,
  • stitch,
  • stick,
  • jam,
  • bar,
  • toggle,
  • tie,
  • butt,
  • chain,
  • fasten,
  • hasp,
  • shut up,
  • scarf,
  • close,
  • miter,
  • seal,
  • belay,
  • strangle,
  • hinge,
  • constrict,
  • staple,
  • rabbet,
  • latch,
  • key,
  • button,
  • seal off,
  • seal up,
  • nail,
  • plug,
  • bang,
  • clip,
  • bolt,
  • occlude,
  • mortise,
  • sew,
  • zip up,
  • cover,
  • tack,
  • screw,
  • snap,
  • fold,
  • cork,
  • lock out,
  • articulate,
  • tether,
  • lock,
  • stop,
  • contract,
  • hook,
  • rivet,
  • clap,
  • choke,
  • pin,
  • barricade,
  • contain,
  • plumb,
  • anchor,
  • button up,
  • buckle,
  • wedge,
  • slam,
  • peg,
  • skewer,
  • hitch,
  • joint,
  • dovetail,
  • mitre,
  • clasp,
  • zipper.

Antonyms for Batten down:

• v.

  • secure
    release, forfeit, Unfix, endanger, injure, lose, untie, unchain, give up, unfasten, harm, disconnect, disjoin, unhitch, unlock, free, unsettle, hurt, open, let go, loose, detach, loosen.
  • shut
    let out.

Homophones for Batten down:

• button-down, buttoned-down, badminton.