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- [lach]
- /lætʃ/
- /lætʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lach]
- /lætʃ/
Definitions of latch word
- noun latch a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc. 1
- verb with object latch to close or fasten with a latch. 1
- verb without object latch to close tightly so that the latch is secured: The door won't latch. 1
- noun latch A metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate. 1
- noun latch door fastener 1
- transitive verb latch door: fasten 1
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Origin of latch
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; 1930-35 for def 5; Middle English lacchen, Old English lǣccan to take hold of, catch, seize; akin to Greek lázesthai to take
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Parts of speech for Latch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
latch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
latch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for latch
noun latch
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- fastening — something that fastens, as a lock or clasp.
- bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
verb latch
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
Antonyms for latch
noun latch
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
verb latch
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- unfasten — to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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