Meaning Of The Word Latch

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What's The Definition Of Latch?

latch
countable noun: A latch is a fastening on a door or gate. It consists of a metal bar which you lift in order to open the door.
countable noun: A latch is a lock on a door which locks automatically when you shut the door, so that you need a key in order to open it from the outside.

latch in American English
a fastening for a door or gate, esp. one capable of being worked from either side by means of a lever and consisting of a bar that falls into a notch in a piece attached to the doorjamb or gatepost
to fasten or close with a latch
intransitive verb: to close tightly so that the latch is secured
noun: 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
transitive verb: to close or fasten with a latch

latch in British English
noun: a fastening for a gate or door that consists of a bar that may be slid or lowered into a groove, hole, etc
verb: to fasten, fit, or be fitted with or as if with a latch

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