Definitions
1.verbTo become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
2.verbTo feed (on); to revel (in).
3.verbTo thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
4.verbTo thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously."Robber barons who battened on the poor"
5.verbTo gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
6.verbTo improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
7.verbTo fertilize or enrich, as land.
8.nounA thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
9.nounA long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
10.nounIn stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
11.nounThe movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
12.verbTo furnish with battens.
13.verbTo fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.