ALL meanings of batten down the hatches
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B b - noun batten down the hatches to use battens in nailing a tarpaulin over a hatch on a ship to make it secure 3
- noun batten down the hatches to prepare for action, a crisis, etc 3
- noun batten down the hatches to fasten canvas over the hatches, esp. in preparing for a storm 3
- noun batten down the hatches Nautical. Also called hatchway. an opening, usually rectangular, in the deck through which passengers can pass, cargo can be loaded or unloaded, etc. the cover over such an opening. 1
- noun batten down the hatches an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a building. 1
- noun batten down the hatches the cover over such an opening. 1
- noun batten down the hatches Slang. the throat as used for drinking: His usual toast was a muttered “Down the hatch!”. 1
- noun batten down the hatches Aeronautics. an opening or door in an aircraft. 1
- noun batten down the hatches the lower half of a divided door, both parts of which can be opened separately. 1
- noun batten down the hatches a small door, grated opening, or serving counter in or attached to the wall of a building, room, etc., as for a merchant's stall. 1
- noun batten down the hatches a bin or compartment built into a confined space, especially a deep storage bin. 1
- noun batten down the hatches Automotive. the cargo area in a hatchback. Also called liftgate. the hinged lid of a hatchback that swings upward to provide access to the cargo area. 1
- noun batten down the hatches anything resembling a hatch. 1
- idioms batten down the hatches batten down the / one's hatches, Nautical. prepare for stormy weather: used as a command. to prepare to meet an emergency or face a great difficulty: The government must batten down its hatches before the election. 1
- verb batten down the hatches (Idiomatic) To prepare for trouble. 0