'Latch' definitions:

Definition of 'latch'

(from WordNet)
noun
Spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key [syn: latch, door latch]
noun
Catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
verb
Fasten with a latch; "latch the door"

Definition of 'Latch'

From: GCIDE
  • Latch \Latch\ (l[a^]ch), v. t. [Cf. F. l['e]cher to lick (of German origin). Cf. Lick.] To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Latch'

From: GCIDE
  • Latch \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Naut.) A latching. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A crossbow. [Obs.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Latch'

From: GCIDE
  • Latch \Latch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latched (l[a^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Latching.] [OE. lacchen. See Latch. n.]
  • 1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us. --Golding. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch. [1913 Webster]
  • The door was only latched. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'latch'

From: GCIDE
  • Latching \Latch"ing\, n. (Naut.) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and lasket. [Usually in pl.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'latch'

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