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LATCH
latch
(noun) catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
latch, door latch
(noun) spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
latch
(verb) fasten with a latch; “latch the door”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
latch (third-person singular simple present latches, present participle latching, simple past and past participle latched)
To close or lock as if with a latch.
(transitive) To catch; lay hold of.
Etymology 2
Noun
latch (plural latches)
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
A flip-flop electronic circuit
(obsolete) A latching.
(obsolete) A crossbow.
(obsolete) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
(database) A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.
Etymology 3
Verb
latch (third-person singular simple present latches, present participle latching, simple past and past participle latched)
(obsolete) To smear; to anoint.
Noun
LATCH (uncountable)
(automotive) Initialism of lower anchors and tethers for children.
Source: Wiktionary
Latch, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. lécher to lick (of German origin). Cf. Lick.]
Definition: To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] Shak.
Latch, n. Etym: [OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As. læccan.]
1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
2. A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A latching.
4. A crossbow. [Obs.] Wright.
Latch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latched; p. pr. & vb. n. Latching.] Etym: [OE.lacchen. See Latch. n.]
1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.] Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us. Golding.
2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch. The door was only latched. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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