latch
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2.6
- noun
- /læʧ/
:
pestillo
- Claude reached for a shutter latch and traced a path worn by years, decades, perhaps centuries of use.
Is it possible the artificial intelligence will give us an escape latch somehow?
- Is it possible the artificial intelligence will give us an escape latch somehow?
- And yeah, because when I kicked it in, like the, the, the deadbolt and the throw latch both broke off the door.
Examples
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Why don't you just step over there and push down that latch?
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Oh, I meant to ask Willie to repair this latch for ages.
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"Here is the lock and latch of the key to your heart."
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But closer by, I saw it was wood with an ancient iron latch and lock.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's got this loop and it's got this latch at the top.
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"I pulled the door latch and the overhead light went on.
Fiction book (1990) -
A pane in one of the casement windows, near the latch, was broken.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many boxes also have safety latches that automatically engage whenever the lid is closed.
Academic text (1997) -
Lori fumbled with the latch until it clicked open, and the two boys fell into the church.
Fiction book (1991) -
The old wooden door had a rusty latch that was difficult to open.
Synonyms
523
1.0
A device that holds doors or containers closed with a key
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5.6
A device that holds or locks something closed
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3.8
A device on a door that you open from the outside with a key
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2.3
A small device attached to a window that keeps it closed and stops people opening it
A metal bar you slide to lock and unlock a door or gate
A small lock on a window with two moving panels that keeps them closed
A small piece that locks the two sliding parts of a window
A thing on a door that stops people from opening it unless they have a key or code
A lock on a door that you open inside by a knob and outside with a key
A metal bar on a door that you lock from inside to stop people entering
A lock on a door that keeps people from opening it from outside
A device that keeps a door or safe closed until someone lifts the levers to the right heights
Compounds
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Latch comes from an old English word meaning 'to catch' or 'hold', an idea like the word catch. So a latch is the small piece that 'catches' a door or gate to keep it closed.