Definition of Latch

1. Verb. Fasten with a latch. "Latch the door"

Generic synonyms: Fasten, Fix, Secure

2. Noun. Spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key.
Exact synonyms: Door Latch
Generic synonyms: Lock

3. Noun. Catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove.
Generic synonyms: Catch

Definition of Latch

1. v. t. To smear; to anoint.

2. n. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

3. v. t. To catch so as to hold.

Definition of Latch

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. A flip-flop electronic circuit ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) A latching. ¹

4. Noun. (obsolete) A crossbow. ¹

5. Verb. To close or lock as if with a latch ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Latch

1. to close with a type of fastening device [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Latch

lastingness
lastingnesses
lastings
lastly
lastness
lasts
lat
latah
latahs
latakia
latakias
latamoxef
latanier
latanier palm
latanoprost
latch (current term)
latch-key
latch-key child
latch-key children
latch key
latch on
latch onto
latched
latched on
latches
latches on
latchet
latchets
latching
latching on

Literary usage of Latch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jigs and Fixtures: A Reference Book Showing Many Types of Jigs and Fixtures by Fred Herbert Colvin, Lucian Levant Haas (1913)
"The evolution and refinement of the latch jig has been accomplished through urgent demands for a jig that must be simple in construction; ..."

2. The Car-builder's Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which ...by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith (1895)
"The part by which the berth-latch handle operates the berth-latch bolt ... See Berth-latch lever. Berth-latch shell. A metal covering made in the form of a ..."

3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"The slightest force, however, is sufficient to constitute breaking. it may be by lifting the latch of the door that is shut, or by raising a window, ..."

4. Naval Ordnance: A Text-book Prepared for the Use of the Midshipmen of the by Roland Irvin Curtin, Thomas Lee Johnson, United States Naval Academy (1915)
"The upper portion of the latch is broad and heavy, and is machined at its upper extremity to ... The lower part of the latch is made as light as possible, ..."

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