English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of batten

batten

/noun/ बैटन; काष्ठपट्टी; काष्ठ खण्ड; पट्टी; बाता; पटरा; तख़्ता;

Synonym baton; bar; plank; spline;

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English Dictionary:

1. Batten

[n .]

- A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.

2. Batten

[v. i.]

- To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.

3. Batten

[v. t.]

- To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
- To fertilize or enrich, as land.
- To furnish or fasten with battens.
- The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.