Synonyms for latch
lætʃlatch

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1. latch

   A bar is a piece of wood or metal, usually of considerable size, by which an opening is obstructed, a door held fast, etc. A bar may be movable or permanent; a bolt is a movable rod or pin of metal, sliding in a socket and adapted for securing a door or window. A lock is an arrangement by which an enclosed bolt is shot forward or backward by a key, or other device; the bolt is the essential part of the lock. A latch or catch is an accessible fastening designed to be easily movable, and simply to secure against accidental opening of the door, cover, etc. A hasp is a metallic strap that fits over a staple, calculated to be secured by a padlock; a simple hook that fits into a staple is also called a hasp. A clasp is a fastening that can be sprung into place, to draw and hold the parts of some enclosing object firmly together, as the clasp of a book.

   Synonyms:
   bar, bolt, catch, clasp, fastening, hasp, hook, lock

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. latch, door latchnoun

   spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key

   Synonyms:
   door latch

2. latchverb

   catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove

   Synonyms:
   door latch

3. latchverb

   fasten with a latch

   "latch the door"

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1. • Fasten

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1. List of paraphrases for "latch":

   lock, closure, closing, close, locking, shutdown, shutter, caliper, striker, keyhole, sealing, locks

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LATCH

   Synonyms:
   Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children

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How to use latch in a sentence?

1. Zulfiqar Ahmad:

   There was panic in the classroom and some students rushed out to see what was going on, but they soon came rushing back in, one of them closed the door and put on the latch.

2. David Farmer:

   You've got rural communities that have lost their major employers and nobody has really been able to solve that problem. Then they latch onto this guy who just wants to blow it all up, and I think you see that with LePage and you certainly see it with Trump.

3. David Glance:

   Politicians singularly fail to understand what (the digital economy) is all about. They latch onto trends and buzzwords, there still isn't a problem that bitcoin solves, other than buying drugs.

4. Bridget Malcolm:

   I cannot tell you how many times I went to bed with my head whirling — trying to get me to latch onto how much I ate at dinner, or during the day, or trying to convince myself to change my diet, start training hard again, start tracking my size, just start doing more, it felt like two steps forward, one and three quarters step back.

5. Todd Bailey:

   We're all from Vermont and we've all voted for Bernie a number of times, and he's a little bit quirky. People really latch on to the combination of his personality as well as what he stands for.