latch
🇺🇸
/lætʃ/
🇬🇧
/lætʃ/
noun
R
A latch is a device used to secure a door or gate. It can be lifted to open and dropped to close.
He lifted the latch and opened the door.
R
A latch is also a lock on a door that requires a key to open it from the outside.
She listened for his key in the latch.
verb
R
To latch something means to fasten or secure it using a latch.
He closed the window and latched it.
translation
A latch is a device used to secure a door or gate. It can be lifted to open and dropped to close.; A latch is also a lock on a door that requires a key to open it from the outside.
To latch something means to fasten or secure it using a latch.
Word Forms
3rd Present
latches
Past
latched
Perfect
latched
Progressive
latching
Plural
latches