(v. t.) To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
(v. t.) To fertilize or enrich, as land.
(v. i.) To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
(n .) A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
(v. t.) To furnish or fasten with battens.
(v. t.) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
Example Sentences:
(1) The usefulness of rectal biopsy is now largely confined to Batten's disease, which was found in 32 (34 per cent of the total).
(2) Nonesterified dolichols have been measured in the urinary sediment of 20 patients with the late infantile and juvenile forms of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten disease), in 15 patients with other storage and neurodegenerative disorders and in 10 control subjects.
(3) Asked why Muslims had been singled out, rather than followers of other faiths, Batten said: "Christians aren't blowing people up at the moment, are they?
(4) Application of the formula in 3 patients with the juvenile CLF, the M. Batten-Spielmeyer-Vogt, resulted in a mitigated course of the disease.
(5) On Tuesday, the Guardian reported that Batten supported the creation of a code of conduct for British Muslims and argued for a ban on new mosques in Britain.
(6) He attacked, battened down the hatches on his serve and was merciless in the tie-break, levelling the match with a well-placed volley.
(7) Ukip also has history with Assange: Gerard Batten, a Ukip member of the European parliament (MEP) , defended the Wikileaks founder in a speech in the European parliament in 2011.
(8) Skin biopsy is a reliable method for diagnosis of Batten disease; it is probably not reliable in Kufs disease.
(9) The present data indicate that a group of ten patients with Batten's syndrome showed reduced activity of erythrocyte glutathione (GSH) peroxidase (Px) (glutathione: H2O2 oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.9.)
(10) The large amplitude discharges reported with photic stimulation in children with the late infantile form of Batten disease were not elicited in the dog model.
(11) Batten also repeated his view that some Muslim texts need updating, claiming some say "kill Jews wherever you find them and various things like that".
(12) Asked on Tuesday whether he still believed Muslims should sign the charter, Batten said: "I don't suppose the pope would disagree with it or the archbishop of Canterbury or anybody else.
(13) Batten told Newsnight: “I’m not interested in being part of a European political party.
(14) Thus there is evidence for molecular and genetic heterogeneity in Batten disease.
(15) Mary Honeyball, a Labour MEP for London, said that Batten "represents the ugliest side of Ukip".
(16) The linoleic acid content of serum lipids was measured in 10 paitents with Batten's disease and 11 healthy control subjects by gas liquid chromatography.
(17) Over the course of 500 pages he wrestles a swarthy rage he names "the Fury", battens down his cravings, sprays spit and snot and blood and urine, recounts his misdemeanours, finds friendship, and falls in love.
(18) Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL, Batten disease) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive mental retardation, cortical atrophy, seizures, and retinal degeneration.
(19) Farage said: "This was a private publication from Gerard Batten in 2006 and its contents are not and never have been Ukip policy.
(20) Another leaked email shows that the party's immigration spokesman, Gerard Batten, warned Ukip officials that he and other MEPs could face jail if they carried out Bown's demands.
Jackstay
Definition:
(n.) A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.