latch
/lætʃ/
noun
- A simple fastening device for a door, gate, or window, typically consisting of a bar that fits into a catch or notch.
- She lifted the latch and pushed the heavy wooden door open.
- The latch on the garden gate is broken, so it swings open in the wind.
- Make sure the window latch is secure before the storm arrives.
verb
- To fasten or close something with a latch.
- He latched the door and checked it twice.
- She latched the window before leaving the house.
- Please latch the gate behind you so the dog doesn't get out.
- To attach or connect firmly, often used figuratively (e.g., 'latch onto').
- The story latched onto the public's imagination and spread rapidly.
- He quickly latched onto the new idea and started developing it.
- The child latched onto her mother's hand in the crowded store.
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