Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/October 7

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Word of the day
for October 7
batten v
  1. (transitive, obsolete)
    1. To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
    2. (rare) To enrich or fertilize (land, soil, etc.).
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up.
    2. Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.
    3. (often passive voice) Followed by on: to eat greedily; to glut.
    4. (figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
    5. (figurative) To gloat at; to revel in.
    6. (figurative) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.

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(transitive)

  1. To furnish (something) with battens (noun sense 1).
  2. (chiefly nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun sense 2.2).
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