All latch synonyms
latch
L l 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.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- hasp — Houston Automatic Spooling Program
- padlock — a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
- fastener — any of various devices for fastening.
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
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.