latch
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by…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.
» Tom will fix the latch.
Том полагодить засов.
Том відремонтує засов.
Meaning
7 sensesA 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.
Riegel, Falle, Klinke
щеко́лдаščekólda, задви́жкаzadvížka, защёлкаzaščólka
за́сувzásuv
catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
Klinkenschalter, Auffangregister, Signalschalter
A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.
(obsolete)A latching.
(obsolete)A crossbow.
Armbrust
(obsolete)That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
Examples
37 sentencesTom will fix the latch.
Том полагодить засов. — deniko
The door latch was broken off.
Tom was unable to fix the latch.
Tom wasn't able to fix the latch.
Tom forgot to latch the pool gate.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English latche, lacche (“a latch; a trap”), from lacchen (“to seize, catch, grFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: latchesSynonyms
1 synonyms- spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key:door latch