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Latch

latʃ

Latch definitions

noun

Inflections:

latch latches

a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate

"lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open"

Synonyms:
fastening catch fastener
- a spring lock for an outer door, which catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key
- the part of a knitting machine needle which closes or opens to hold or release the wool
a circuit which retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal

verb

Inflections:

latch latched latches latching

fasten (a door or gate) with a latch

"she latched the door carefully"

Synonyms:
fasten secure make fast bar bolt
(of a device) become fixed in a particular state

"the output relay can be set to latch at a preset value"