simple past tense and past participle of batten down the hatches

Alternative form of bring down the house

(transitive) To gradually reduce the size or scale of

(idiomatic) A cry of surprise

To be taken into custody at the police station. / (idiomatic, slang) To perform oral sex. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, downtown.

plural of window-down

A piece of graffiti covering a train, etc. from the base of the window downward.

plural of drop-down list

(transitive, audio) To downmix.

To melt a metal, especially so that it can be remade into something else. / To have a breakdown; to collapse or fail utterly.