English-Thai Dictionary

batten

N ไม้ยาว สำหรับ ดาม หรือ เป็น ที่ ค้ำ  ไม้ระแนง  ไม้ สำหรับ ตรึง ผ้าใบ เรือ  mai-yao-sam-rab-dam-rue-pen-ti-kam

 

batten

VT ใช้ ไม้ ดาม  ตรึง  fasten chai-mai-dam

 

batten down

PHRV ผูก ไว้ กับ กระดาน  ตรึง ไว้ ให้ แน่น (กับ กระดาน  puk-wai-kab-kra-dan

 

batten down

PHRV เตรียมพร้อม รับ ปัญหา  triam-prom-rab-pan-ha

 

batten on

PHRV กินดีอยู่ดี (โดย อาศัย ผู้อื่น  fatten on kin-de-yu-de

 

batten upon

PHRV กินดีอยู่ดี (โดย อาศัย ผู้อื่น  สมบูรณ์ ดี  fatten on kin-de-yu-de

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BATTEN

v.t.bat'n. [See Fat. ] 1. To fatten; to make fat; to make plump by plenteous feeding.
2. To fertilize or enrich land.

 

BATTEN

v.i.To grow or become fat; to live in luxury, or to grow fat in ease and luxury. The pampered monarch battening in ease.

 

BATTEN

n.A piece of board or scantling, of a few inches in breadth, used in making doors and windows. It is not as broad as a panel.

 

BATTEN

v.t.To form with battens.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BATTEN

Bat "ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (p. pr. & vb. n. Battening. ]Etym: [See Batful. ]

 

1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. "Battening our flocks." Milton.

 

2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.

 

BATTEN

BATTEN Bat "ten, v. i.

 

Defn: To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. Dryden. The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. Garth. Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the hideous facts in history, -- persecutions, inquisitions. Emerson.

 

BATTEN

Bat "ten, n. Etym: [F. b stick, staff. See Baton. ]

 

Defn: A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a ) pl. (Com. & Arch. ) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1 /2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b ) (Naut. ) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c ) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc. Batten door (Arch. ), a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.

 

BATTEN

BATTEN Bat "ten, v. t.

 

Defn: To furnish or fasten with battens. To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.

 

BATTEN

Bat "ten, n. Etym: [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.]

 

Defn: The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.

 

BATTENING

BATTENING Bat "ten *ing, n. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

batten

bat ten 1 |ˈbatn ˈbætn | ▶noun a long, flat strip of squared wood or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall. • a strip of wood or metal for securing the edges of a tarpaulin that covers a ship's hatch. • a strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and extend the leech of a sail. ▶verb [ with obj. ] strengthen or fasten (something ) with battens: Stephen was battening down the shutters. PHRASES batten down the hatches Nautical secure a ship's hatch-tarpaulins, esp. when rough weather is expected. • prepare for a difficulty or crisis. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun ) of batre ‘to beat, ’ from Latin battuere.

 

batten

bat ten 2 |ˈbætn ˈbatn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (batten on ) thrive or prosper at the expense of (someone ): multinational monopolies batten on the working classes. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘improve in condition, grow fat ’): from Old Norse batna ‘get better, ’ related to better 1 .

 

Batten, Jean

Bat ten, Jean |ˈbatn ˈbætn | (1909 –82 ), New Zealand aviator. She was the first woman to fly from England to Australia and back 1934 –35.

 

Battenberg

Battenberg |ˈbat (ə )nbəːg |(also Battenberg cake ) ▶noun chiefly Brit. an oblong sponge cake covered with marzipan, with a square cross section quartered with two colours of sponge. ORIGIN named after the town of Battenberg in Germany.

 

battening

bat ten ing |ˈbatn-iNG ˈbætnɪŋ | ▶noun the application or addition of battens. • a structure formed with battens.

 

Oxford Dictionary

batten

batten 1 |ˈbat (ə )n | ▶noun a long flat strip of squared timber or metal used to hold something in place or as a fastening against a wall. • a strip of wood or metal for securing a tarpaulin over a ship's hatchway. • a strip of wood or plastic used to stiffen and hold the leech of a sail out from the mast. ▶verb [ with obj. ] strengthen or fasten (something ) with battens: Stephen was battening down the shutters. PHRASES batten down the hatches Nautical secure a ship's tarpaulins. • prepare for a difficulty or crisis. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun ) of batre ‘to beat ’, from Latin battuere.

 

batten

batten 2 |ˈbat (ə )n | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (batten on ) thrive or prosper at the expense of: multinational monopolies batten on the working classes. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘improve in condition, grow fat ’): from Old Norse batna ‘get better ’, related to better 1 .

 

Batten, Jean

Bat ¦ten |ˈbat (ə )n | (1909 –82 ), New Zealand aviator. She was the first woman to fly from England to Australia and back (1934 –5 ), and in 1936 she made the first direct solo flight from England to New Zealand.

 

Battenberg

Battenberg |ˈbat (ə )nbəːg |(also Battenberg cake ) ▶noun chiefly Brit. an oblong sponge cake covered with marzipan, with a square cross section quartered with two colours of sponge. ORIGIN named after the town of Battenberg in Germany.

 

battening

bat ¦ten |ing |ˈbatnɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a structure formed with battens.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

batten

batten noun two boards joined with battens: bar, bolt, rail, shaft; board, strip. ▶verb Stephen was battening down the shutters: fasten, fix, secure, clamp (down ), lash, make fast, nail (down ), seal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

batten

batten 1 noun two pieces of hardboard, joined with timber battens: bar, bolt, clamp, rail, shaft; board, strip. ▶verb Stephen was busy battening down all the shutters with planks of wood: fasten, fix, secure, clamp, clasp, bolt, rivet, lash, make fast, nail down, seal, tether.

 

batten

batten 2 verb PHRASES batten on demons who batten on the helpless: flourish at the expense of, thrive at the expense of, fatten at the expense of, prosper at the expense of, gain at the expense of, be a parasite on.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

batten

bat ten 1 /bǽt (ə )n /名詞 C 〘船 〙1 (船のハッチを密閉する )当て木, 当て 金 （がね ）.2 (床張り用の )固定板, 桟 （さん ）, 貫 （ぬき ） 〘細長い板状の木材 〙.動詞 他動詞 〈物 〉を当て木 [バッテン ]で固定 [補強 ]する .b à tten down the h á tches 1 (予想される )困難 [災難 ]に備える .2 (あらしに備えて )ハッチを密閉する .

 

batten

bat ten 2 動詞 自動詞 ｟主に文 ｠【人 状況を 】利用する, 食い物にする, «…に » 乗ずる «on » .