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Batten

/bˈætən/
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(verb) To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.

Batten doors are sadly falling out of fashion.
Batten down the hatches.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sailors had to ____ down the hatches before the powerful storm city.

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