latch

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/læt͡ʃ/

noun 6verb 5

Collocations

ADJ.

broken, broken, disengaged, fixed

VERB + LATCH

'lift, checked, constructed, couldn't, fix, fixing, hearing, won't

LATCH + NOUN

clayton, conspiracy, front, stories

PREP.

on, on, onto, up, with

ADV.

cleverly, often

Definitions

verb

To close or lock as if with a latch.

To catch; lay hold of.

Where hearing should not latch them.

To use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).

To connect to the breast.

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.

The cleverly constructed latch which Clayton had made for the door had sprung as Kerchak passed out; nor could the apes find means of ingress through the heavily barred windows.

An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.

A latching.

A crossbow.

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

Love will none other birde catch, Though he set either nette or latch

verb

To smear; to anoint.

But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes With the love-juice , as I did bid thee do?

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Idioms & Phrases

latch onto

To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.

They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly.

Example Bank

Where hearing should not latch them.

Wiktionary

The cleverly constructed latch which Clayton had made for the door had sprung as Kerchak passed out; nor could the apes find means of ingress through the heavily barred windows.

Wiktionary

Love will none other birde catch, Though he set either nette or latch

Wiktionary

But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes With the love-juice , as I did bid thee do?

Wiktionary

Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up.

Tatoeba · #720786

The door is on the latch.

Tatoeba · #1345389

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, latch is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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