Batten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːtʃpˈeɪtɹən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːtʃpˈeɪtɹən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæsəlɪŋ/.

Examples

batten ships
batten down a ship's hatches

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

batten down batting secure

Parts of Speech

noun	stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
noun	a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
verb	furnish with battens “batten ships”
verb	secure with battens “batten down a ship's hatches”

Word Forms

batten	verb	furnish with battens
batten	noun	a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Latte

Füllung aus Watte oder Kunstfaserrollen oder -bögen

🇫🇷French

latte

rembourrage constitué de rouleaux ou de feuilles de coton ou de fibres synthétiques

🇪🇸Spanish

listón

relleno hecho de rollos o láminas de algodón o fibra sintética

🇮🇹Italian

stecca

imbottitura costituita da rotoli o fogli di ovatta o fibra sintetica

🇳🇱Dutch

lat

vulling gemaakt van rollen of vellen watten of synthetische vezels

🇵🇹Portuguese

sarrafo

recheio feito de rolos ou folhas de algodão ou fibra sintética

🇷🇺Russian

рейка

набивка из рулонов или листов ваты или синтетического волокна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तख़्ता

रूई या सिंथेटिक फाइबर के रोल या शीट से बनी स्टफिंग

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাটেন

তুলার উল বা সিন্থেটিক ফাইবারের রোল বা শীট দিয়ে তৈরি স্টাফিং

🇮🇳Tamil

மட்டை

பருத்தி கம்பளி அல்லது செயற்கை இழைகளின் ரோல்ஸ் அல்லது தாள்களால் செய்யப்பட்ட திணிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

దూది లేదా సింథటిక్ ఫైబర్ యొక్క రోల్స్ లేదా షీట్లతో తయారు చేయబడిన కూరటానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

बॅटन

कापूस लोकर किंवा सिंथेटिक फायबरचे रोल किंवा शीट बनवलेले स्टफिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેટન

કપાસના ઊન અથવા કૃત્રિમ ફાઇબરના રોલ અથવા શીટ્સથી બનેલું સ્ટફિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಟನ್

ರೋಲ್‌ಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹತ್ತಿ ಉಣ್ಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿಂಥೆಟಿಕ್ ಫೈಬರ್‌ನ ಹಾಳೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ತುಂಬುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിക്കുക

പരുത്തി കമ്പിളി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സിന്തറ്റിക് ഫൈബർ റോളുകളോ ഷീറ്റുകളോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് നിർമ്മിച്ച സ്റ്റഫിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਟਨ

ਰੋਲ ਜਾਂ ਕਪਾਹ ਉੱਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਿੰਥੈਟਿਕ ਫਾਈਬਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਚਾਦਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਣੀ ਸਟਫਿੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیٹن

روئی یا مصنوعی ریشے کے رول یا چادروں سے بنی چیزیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

板条

由棉绒或合成纤维卷或片制成的填充物

🇯🇵Japanese

当て木

綿ウールまたは合成繊維のロールまたはシートで作られた詰め物

🇰🇷Korean

잔뜩 먹다

탈지면이나 합성섬유의 롤이나 시트로 만든 충전재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ván sàn

nhồi làm bằng cuộn hoặc tấm bông gòn hoặc sợi tổng hợp

🇹🇭Thai

แป้ง

ไส้ที่ทำจากม้วนหรือแผ่นสำลีหรือใยสังเคราะห์

🇮🇩Indonesian

papan

isian terbuat dari gulungan atau lembaran kapas atau serat sintetis

🇲🇾Malay

pemukul

pemadat yang diperbuat daripada gulungan atau kepingan bulu kapas atau gentian sintetik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمن

حشو مصنوع من لفات أو صفائح من الصوف القطني أو الألياف الاصطناعية

🇮🇷Persian

چاقو زدن

چاشنی ساخته شده از رول یا ورقه های پشم پنبه یا الیاف مصنوعی

🇹🇷Turkish

çıta

pamuk yünü veya sentetik elyaftan rulo veya tabakalardan yapılmış dolgular

🇮🇱Hebrew

באטן

מלית העשויה מגלילים או יריעות של צמר גפן או סיבים סינתטיים

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