battening
Securing with strips
Battening is the act of fastening or securing with battens—strips of wood or metal used to hold something in place.
Sailors batten down hatches before storms; carpenters batten walls to create attachment points.
The word also covers the process of fattening or thriving, especially at another's expense: The landlords were battening on the misery of their tenants.
Joining two parts together
- latchingSecuring with a catch
- boltingDeparting at speed
- lockingFixing firmly in position
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
anchoring · sealing · fixing · clipping · snapping · hooking · affixing · nailing
Promoting weight gain
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- feastingEating sumptuously together
- feedingGiving food to
- flourishingProspering vigorously
prospering · growing · indulging · glutting · stuffing · overindulging · profiting · exploiting
Making prepared beforehand
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- stockingKnit leg garment
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
- equippingProviding necessary tools
organizing · securing · bracing · weatherproofing · stormproofing · sheltering · protecting · safeguarding
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- bolsteringStrengthening or supporting
shoring · buttressing · stiffening · consolidating · furring · framing · strips · laths
fastening
Joining two parts together
clamping · anchoring · sealing · fixing · clipping · snapping · hooking · affixing · nailing · screwing
fattening
Promoting weight gain
flourishing · prospering · growing · indulging · glutting · stuffing · overindulging · profiting · exploiting · gaining
readying
Making prepared beforehand
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- stockingKnit leg garment
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
equipping · organizing · securing · bracing · weatherproofing · stormproofing · sheltering · protecting · safeguarding · hunkering
bracing
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- supportingBearing or sustaining
bolstering · shoring · buttressing · stiffening · consolidating · furring · framing · strips · laths · framework
batteningstarving
Suffering extreme hunger
wasting away · withering · famishing · wasting · languishing
- battening downFastening against rough weather
- battening down the hatchesSecuring a vessel's covers