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batten

/ˈbætn/noun

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पट्टी, लकड़ी की पतली पट्टी

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a long narrow piece of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place

    पट्टी, लकड़ी की पतली पट्टी

    • The roof tiles were nailed to wooden battens.

    Synonyms strip lath plank

verb
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    [T] ~ sth (down)

    to fasten something firmly with long pieces of wood

    पट्टियाँ लगाकर कसना या बंद करना

    • The windows were battened before the cyclone.
Idioms 1

batten down the hatches

to prepare yourself for a difficult or dangerous situation

आने वाली मुसीबत के लिए तैयार हो जाना

  • With a recession coming, companies are battening down the hatches.
  • The fishermen battened down the hatches before the storm.
→Phrasal verbs 1

batten on somebody

(disapproving) to live well by using somebody else's money or help

किसी के पैसे पर पलना, मुफ़्तखोरी करना

  • He battened on his rich relatives for years.