latch
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intransitive verb \ˈlach\Definition of LATCH
1
: to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms —used with on or onto
2
: to associate oneself intimately and often artfully —used with on or onto <latched onto a rich widow>
Origin of LATCH
Middle English lachen, from Old English læccan; perhaps akin to Greek lambanein to take, seize
First Known Use: 13th century
2latch
nounDefinition of LATCH
: any of various devices in which mating mechanical parts engage to fasten but usually not to lock something: a : a fastener (as for a door) consisting essentially of a pivoted bar that falls into a notch b : a fastener (as for a door) in which a spring slides a bolt into a hole; also : night latch
See Examples of LATCH
- He lifted the latch and opened the gate.
- I heard her key turn in the latch.
First Known Use of LATCH
13th century
3latch
transitive verbDefinition of LATCH
: to make fast with or as if with a latch
First Known Use of LATCH
15th century
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