hatch-batten

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• Hatch — Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[ a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• batten — batten1 /bat n/, v.i. 1. to thrive by feeding; grow fat. 2. to feed gluttonously or greedily; glut oneself. 3. to thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, esp. at the expense of others: robber barons who battened on the poor. v.t. 4. to cause to… …   Universalium

• hatch — hatch1 hatchable, adj. hatchability, n. hatcher, n. /hach/, v.t. 1. to bring forth (young) from the egg. 2. to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating. 3. to bring forth or produce; devise; create …   Universalium

• hatch — n. 1) to batten down the hatches 2) an escape hatch * * * [hætʃ] an escape hatch to batten down the hatches …   Combinatory dictionary

• hatch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ closed, open ▪ Leave the hatch open. ▪ access, escape ▪ serving (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• hatch — I UK [hætʃ] / US verb Word forms hatch : present tense I/you/we/they hatch he/she/it hatches present participle hatching past tense hatched past participle hatched 1) a) hatch or hatch out [intransitive/transitive] if a baby bird, fish, insect… …   English dictionary

• batten — [[t]bæ̱t(ə)n[/t]] battens, battening, battened 1) N COUNT A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm. Timber battens can be fixed to the wall so that a decorative wallboard can be attached. 2)… …   English dictionary

• batten down — phr verb Batten down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hatch …   Collocations dictionary

• batten — I bat•ten [[t]ˈbæt n[/t]] n. 1) bui a small board or strip of wood used for various building purposes, as to cover joints between boards, reinforce doors, or supply a foundation for lath 2) naut. navig. a) a strip of wood used to keep a sail flat …   From formal English to slang

• hatch — 1. n. 1 an opening between two rooms, e.g. between a kitchen and a dining room for serving food. 2 an opening or door in an aircraft, spacecraft, etc. 3 Naut. a = HATCHWAY. b a trapdoor or cover for this (often in pl.: batten the hatches). 4 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• hatch bar — noun : a bar across a hatch to batten it down …   Useful english dictionary