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batten(4)(dictionary)
batten(3)(dictionary)
batten(2)(dictionary)
batten(medicine)
batten 2, noun(dictionary)
Batten - Sailing(gambling)
Batten disease(medicine)
Batten Down - Sailing(gambling)
batten 1, verb(dictionary)

batten(4) (iou) and emotional (iou)


batten(4) (iou)



batten verb2. L16.

verb intrans. Improve in condition; esp. (of an animal) grow fat. L16.
Jonson It makes her fat you see. Shee battens with it.
verb intrans. Feed gluttonously on or upon. E17.
E. B. Browning The strong carnivorous eagle shall..batten deep Upon thy dusky liver.
verb intrans. fig. Thrive, prosper, esp. at the expense of another. (Foll. by on.) E17.
D. Lessing There are some unscrupulous firms..which batten on the ignorance of Africans about legal matters.
verb trans. Feed to advantage, fatten up. M17-L18.
Milton Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night.

emotional (iou)



emotional adjective. M19.
[from EMOTION + -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to the emotions; based on or appealing to the emotions. M19.
J. Rosenberg A wide range of emotional expressions, from joy and surprise to horror and pain. F. Warner My Mother..forces herself on me by emotional blackmail. Day Lewis A woman..capable of bitter resistance against domestic bullying or emotional exploitation.
Having the capacity for emotion; esp. easily affected by emotion. Also, full of emotion, showing strong emotion. M19.
TIRED and emotional.
T. Hardy The singer himself grew emotional, till she could imagine a tear in his eye. Observer It was assumed that women were too emotional to broadcast news bulletins.
emotio'nality noun emotional character or temperament; the ability to feel or express emotion: M19.
emotionalize verb trans. imbue with emotion; deal with emotionally: L19.
emotionally adverb M19.