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batten
 
Noun batten has 2 senses
  1. batting, batten - stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
    --1 is a kind of stuffing
  2. batten - a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
    --2 is a kind of     strip
    Derived forms: verb batten1, verb batten2
Verb batten has 2 senses
  1. batten, batten down, secure - furnish with battens; "batten ships"
    --1 is one way to strengthen, beef up, fortify
    Derived form: noun batten2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. batten - secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
    --2 is one way to     strengthen, beef up, fortify
    Derived form: noun batten2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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