Definizione monolingua

batten

batten (third-person singular simple present battens, present participle battening, simple past and past participle battened)

1. (intransitive) To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
2. (intransitive) To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
3. (intransitive) To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.

   Robber barons who battened on the poor

4. (intransitive) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
5. (transitive) To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.

batten (plural battens)

1. A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
2. (nautical) A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
3. In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
4. The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.

Definizione dizionario batten

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correntino

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.

(intransitive) To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.

(intransitive) To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.

(intransitive) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.

(transitive) To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.