Found 3 items, similar to Latch.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: latch grendel
English → English (WordNet) Definition: latch latch v : fasten with a latch; “latch the door” latch n 1: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key [syn: door latch] 2: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
English → English (gcide) Definition: Latch Latch \Latch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latched (l[a^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Latching.] [OE. lacchen. See Latch. n.] 1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us. --Golding. [1913 Webster] 2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch. [1913 Webster] The door was only latched. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Latch \Latch\ (l[a^]ch), v. t. [Cf. F. l['e]cher to lick (of German origin). Cf. Lick.] To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Latch \Latch\, n. [OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As. l[ae]ccan.] 1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) A latching. [1913 Webster] 4. A crossbow. [Obs.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]