Definition of latch

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Latch (n.) 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..

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Heck :: Heck (n.) The bolt or latch of a door.
Latch :: Latch (n.) To catch or fasten by means of a latch.
Drawlatch :: Drawlatch (n.) A housebreaker or thief.
Unlatch :: Unlatch (v. i.) To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..
Throatband :: Throatband (n.) Same as Throatlatch.
Latch :: Latch (n.) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
Click :: Click (n.) The latch of a door.
Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent..
Snecket :: Snecket (n.) A door latch, or sneck..
Sneck :: Sneck (n.) A door latch.
Latchstring :: Latchstring (n.) A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.
Tab :: Tab (n.) The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.
Sneck :: Sneck (v. t.) To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door..
Latch :: Latch (n.) 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..
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..
Latch :: Latch (v. t.) To smear; to anoint.
Slatch :: Slatch (n.) The period of a transitory breeze.
Latch :: Latch (n.) A crossbow.
Latching :: Latching (n.) 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..
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