latch
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latch¹
- /læt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”, verb), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”), from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną, *lakwijaną, *lakkijaną (“to seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-, *(s)leh₂gʷ- (“to take, seize”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lakken (“to grasp, catch”).
verb latches · latching · latched · laught
- To close or lock as if with a latch.
- To catch; lay hold of. Where hearing should not latch them.
- To use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).
- To connect to the breast.
latch²
- /læt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English latche, lacche (“a latch; a trap”), from lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”). See above for more.
noun latches · lech · letch
- A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side. The cleverly constructed latch which Clayton had made for the door had sprung as Kerchak passed out; nor could the apes find means of ingress through the heavily barred windows.
- An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
- A latching.
- A crossbow.
- That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. Love will none other birde catch, Though he set either nette or latch
- A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
- A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.
latch³
- /læt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ætʃ
Where it comes from
Compare French lécher (“to lick”).
verb latches · latching · latched
- To smear; to anoint. But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes With the love-juice , as I did bid thee do?
LATCH⁴
noun
- Acronym of lower anchors and tethers for children
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: barred, bolted, fast, fastened, locked, secured, locking, fastener, key, lock, keyhole, hitch, lock-out, door, bezel, cut-off
Translations
Every language
verb to close with a latch
| Español | apestillar, acerrojar |
|---|---|
| Português | trincar |
| Deutsch | verriegeln, einrasten, einklinken, sperren, zuschnappen, schließen |
noun fastening for a door
| Español | cerrojo, pestillo, falleba, piesllo, picaporte, verrojo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 걸쇠 geolsoe |
| 日本語 | 掛け金 kakegane, ラッチ ratchi |
| 中文 | 門閂 /门闩 ménshuān, 門釦 /门扣 ménkòu, 门釦 ménkòu |
| हिन्दी | सिटकिनी siṭkinī, कुंडी kuṇḍī, अर्गल argal |
| Português | tranca, trinco |
| Français | loquet |
| Deutsch | Riegel, Falle, Klinke, Sperre, Verriegelung, Schnappverschluss |
| Italiano | chiavistello, fermo |
| Ελληνικά | μάνταλο mántalo, σύρτης sýrtis |
| Română | zăvor, zăvoare |
| Русский | щеко́лда ščekólda, задви́жка zadvížka, защёлка zaščólka, запо́р zapór, засо́в zasóv |
| Tiếng Việt | chốt cửa, then cửa |
| العربية | زِلاَج, ضَبَّة ḍabba, مِزْلاَج |
| עברית | בריח baríakh |
noun flip-flop electronic circuit
| Español | biestable |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 锁存器 suǒcúnqì |
| Português | flip-flop |
| Français | bascule |
| Deutsch | Klinkenschalter, Auffangregister, Signalschalter |
| Ελληνικά | μανταλωτής mantalotís, μανδαλωτής mandalotís |
noun crossbow
| Deutsch | Armbrust |
|---|
noun baby's connection to the breast
| 中文 | 含乳 hánrǔ |
|---|---|
| Français | prise de sein, succion |
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title = {latch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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