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| latch [ lach ] |
noun (plural latch·es) |
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1. device for keeping doors shut: a device for holding a door, gate, or other opening closed consisting of a movable bar that drops into a hole or notch
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2. door lock: a door lock that needs a key to be opened from the outside but not the inside
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transitive verb (past and past participle latched, present participle latch·ing, 3rd person present singular latch·es) |
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fasten something with latch: to close or lock something with a latch
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| [ Old English læccan "to grasp" < Indo-European] |
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