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

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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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1. Duane Engebretson:

   Alyssa Alyssa and her parents felt that if [ Mayo ] got their hands on Alyssa Alyssa, they would latch on and Alyssa Alyssa and her parents wouldn't get Alyssa Alyssa back again.

2. Martin King:

   It's another incident that anti-pipeline types and environmentalists... will latch on to say this stuff is dangerous.

3. Dan Dworkin:

   …Each episode is going to give people something that's going to make them want to come back and that the final episode is going to give them a whole host of things that's going to make them want to come back for Season 2, so we just hope that people latch onto it, and if they do, I think that it will stick around.

4. Michael Cembalest:

   Jeffrey Sonnenfeld've got a lot of Republican businessmen wondering : Am I going to latch onto this Trump movement because it's still low-tax and pro-energy ? on the other hand, there is a lot of other stuff that goes with the Trump movement : anti-trade, intensely anti-immigration and arguably a degree of authoritarianism that isn't in sync with the party.

5. 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.