BATTEN (DOWN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

batten (down)

verb

Definition of batten (down)

as in to lock

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Behind the fountain, the buildings will lock audiences into the story’s location.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
It can even be injected or taken as a supplement, though is most commonly found in moisturizers and serums to lock in hydration, plump, and smooth fine lines.

— Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of lock

Verb

So, both populations of ribosomes latched onto the messenger RNA but used different populations of transfer RNAs to make a protein using the messenger.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Again, Marmoush stays alert despite not receiving the ball and continues to linger on the last line, eventually latching onto a Haaland through ball and finishing smartly into the corner.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of latch

Verb

The designation barred defense contractors from using Anthropic's technology in their work with the agency.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
In an agricultural county where Latinos make up 27% of residents, Idaho leaders encourage local cooperation with ICE — a level of coordination barred by sanctuary laws in neighboring states.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bar

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That sequencing bothers people who’ve spent careers being told that data systems need privacy protections designed in, not bolted on after a scandal.

— Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Next, workers will install new cables, bolted into the five main branches, to stabilize the tree before removing the old supports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bolt

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The agents chained together a series of vulnerabilities to reach the open web and eventually gained access to Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chain

Verb

In the Sacramento City Unified School District, all students are required to wear and fasten a helmet.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
With his snug corset and unsubtle make-up and minuscule shorts to which are fastened fishnet stockings, Curry’s kooky scientist with a penchant for brewing male lovers in his lab is one of pop-culture’s unlikely icons.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fasten

Verb

Marineland shut its doors in 2024, kicking off a race to find new homes for its 30 beluga whales and four dolphins before they would be euthanized.

— CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
As the company was shutting its doors in 2022, Gelman opened the Six Bells in Cobble Hill, a country-style home goods store with kitchenware, antiques, and products from local small brands.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of shut

Verb

At the same time, many of these tech companies, like Microsoft and IBM, have been providing accessible professional certificate programs to workers across the globe in hopes of closing the skills gap.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
The port was also closed for months following a devastating earthquake in 2015.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

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