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in the PONS Dictionary

bat·ten ['bætən] N

batten
batten

batten down VB trans

batten down
to batten down the hatches fig
Present
Ibatten down
youbatten down
he/she/itbattens down
webatten down
youbatten down
theybatten down
Past
Ibattened down
youbattened down
he/she/itbattened down
webattened down
youbattened down
theybattened down
Present Perfect
Ihavebattened down
youhavebattened down
he/she/ithasbattened down
wehavebattened down
youhavebattened down
theyhavebattened down
Past Perfect
Ihadbattened down
youhadbattened down
he/she/ithadbattened down
wehadbattened down
youhadbattened down
theyhadbattened down