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    latch
    [laCH]
    noun
    latch (noun) · latches (plural noun)
    1. a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.
      • a spring lock for an outer door that catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key.
      • electronics
        a circuit that retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal.
      • the part of a knitting machine needle that closes or opens to hold or release the wool.
    verb
    latch (verb) · latches (third person present) · latched (past tense) · latched (past participle) · latching (present participle)
    1. fasten (a door or gate) with a latch:
      "she latched the door carefully"
      • electronics
        (of a device) become fixed in a particular state.
    Origin
    Old English læccan ‘take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally’), of Germanic origin.
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    noun
    1. a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.
    verb
    1. fasten (a door or gate) with a latch:
       
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    1. The meaning of "latch" can be:
      1. A device that holds a door, gate, or window closed, consisting of a bar that falls into a holder when closed and is lifted when open.
      2. A type of door lock that can be opened from the inside by turning a lever or knob, but can only be opened from the outside with a key1.
      3. To lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms2.
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      LATCH meaning: 1 : a device that holds a door, gate, or window closed and that consists of a bar that falls into a holder when it is closed and that is lifted when it is open; 2 : a type of door lock that can be opened from the inside by turning a lever or knob but can only be opened from the outside with a key
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      The meaning of LATCH is to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms —used with on or onto.
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