battened
verb
- 1
To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
- 2
To feed (on); to revel (in).
- 3
To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
- 4
To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
“Robber barons who battened on the poor”
- 5
To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
- 6
To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
- 7
To fertilize or enrich, as land.
verb
- 1
To furnish with battens.
- 2
To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
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