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   Latch

   /laCH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.
   • ▪ a spring lock for an outer door that catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key.
   • ▪ a circuit that retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal.
   • ▪ the part of a knitting machine needle that closes or opens to hold or release the wool.

   verb

   • 1. fasten (a door or gate) with a latch: "she latched the door carefully"
   • ▪ (of a device) become fixed in a particular state.

   Word Origin Old Englishlæccan ‘take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally’), of Germanic origin.

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   What does latch mean?

   • 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. To fasten or close with a latch. To have or be closed with a latch. To shut tightly so that the latch is engaged. A door too warped to latch. To catch; lay hold of.

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   What is a door latch?

   • A spring lock on a door; specif., a night latch. A fastening for a window, etc. 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. To fasten or close with a latch. To have or be closed with a latch. To shut tightly so that the latch is engaged.

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   What is a synonym for Latch?

   • In Lists: Locks and uses, Doors, more... Synonyms: catch, bar, lock, close, fasten, more... Collocations: secured, locked, closed] with a latch mechanism, [pulled, slid, closed] the latch, made sure the latch was [closed, locked], more... It was something he could latch on to.

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   What is the meaning of latched onto?

   • (See also latch on(to someone or something).) I have to latch onto a hundred bucks by Friday night. I latched onto a good book about repairing plumbing. 2. Fig.to begin to understand something. When Fred finally latched onto the principles of algebra, he began to get better grades.

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3. www.yourdictionary.com › latchLatch Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Latch Definition. A fastening for a door or gate, esp. one capable of being worked from either side by means of a lever and consisting of a bar that drops into a notch in a piece attached to the doorjamb or gatepost. A spring lock on a door; specif., a night latch. A fastening for a window, etc.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlatch noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of latch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › latch_2latch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › latchLATCH | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   LATCH meaning: 1. a small piece of metal on a door that you move down so that the door will stay closed 2. a type…. Learn more.

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › latchLatch Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   • on the latch
   • latch on

   3 ENTRIES FOUND:

   1 latch /ˈlætʃ/ noun

   plural latches

   1 latch

   /ˈlætʃ/

   noun

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   British, of a door

   : closed but not locked

   •I left the front door on the latch so that she could get in.

   [+ object]

   : to close or fasten (something, such as a door) with a latch

   •latch the gate

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   [phrasal verb] informal

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   British : to begin to understand something

   •What he was saying was complicated, so it took me a while to latch on. [=catch on]

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   latch on to (something) or latch onto (something)

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   Definitions of 'latch' 1. A latch is a fastening on a door or gate. It consists of a metal bar which you lift in order to open the door. [...] 2. A latch is a lock on a door which locks automatically when you shut the door, so that you need a key in order to open it from the outside. [...] See off the latch/on the latch [...] 3.

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   to grab or hold on, as to an object or idea, esp. tightly or tenaciously. to include or add in; attach: If we latch the tax on, the bill will come to over $100. latch onto, [ Informal.] to take possession of; obtain; get. to acquire understanding of; comprehend. to attach oneself to;