batten
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(obsolete, transitive)To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
Đồng nghĩa: fleshen, stouten
- 2.
(obsolete, rare, transitive)To enrich or fertilize (land, soil, etc.).
- 3.
(intransitive)To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
Đồng nghĩa: fleshen, stouten
- 4.
(intransitive)Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
- 5.
(intransitive)Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
- 6.
(figuratively, intransitive)Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
Robber barons who battened on the poor
- 7.
(figuratively, intransitive)To gloat at; to revel in.
- 8.
(figuratively, intransitive)To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
- 9.
(transitive)To furnish (something) with battens (noun etymology 2, noun sense 1).
- 10.
(transitive)(chiefly nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun etymology 2, noun sense 2.2).
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(obsolete)Synonym of battle (“of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful”).
Đồng nghĩa: batful, battle
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
- 2.
(specifically)A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater), one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.
- 3.
(specifically)A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
- 4.
(specifically)The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
Đồng nghĩa: beater, lathe
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ine-pro The verb is derived from Middle English *battenen, *batnen, of - origin, probably from Old Norse batna (to grow better, improve, recover), from Proto-Germanic *batnaną (to become better, improve) (compare bati, from), from *bataz (good), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (good). Compare battle#Etymology 2 obsolete.