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Definitions for: Latch [n] catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
[n] spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
[v] fasten with a latch
Webster (1913) Definition: Latch, v. t. [Cf. F. l['e]cher to lick (of German
origin). Cf. Lick.]
To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] --Shak.
Latch, n. [OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As.
l[ae]ccan.]
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.) A latching.
4. A crossbow. [Obs.] --Wright.
Latch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Latching.] [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.
Synonyms: door latch
See Also: catch, fasten, fix, lock, secure
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