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latch

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /lætʃ/

latch means: To close a door or gate and secure it with a small bar or similar fastening.

verb

FASTEN CLOSEDB2

To close a door or gate and secure it with a small bar or similar fastening.

  • Please latch the gate.
  • She latched the door before going upstairs.
  • Did you remember to latch the window?

How to use it: latch something shut (Please latch the garden gate shut.)

Similar words: fasten, secure

Opposites: unlatch

Common phrases: latch the gate, latch the door, latch something shut

noun

DOOR FASTENERB2

A small bar that holds a door or gate closed and can be lifted to open it.

  • Lift the latch to open the gate.
  • The door latch clicked into place.
  • We replaced the broken latches on both windows.

Similar words: catch

Common phrases: door latch, gate latch, lift the latch

MEMORY CIRCUITC2

An electronic circuit that stores a signal and can change while its control signal stays active.

  • The latch stores one bit.
  • This latch changes its output while the enable signal is active.
  • The engineer added two latches to the circuit.

Common phrases: digital latch, data latch, latch circuit

Questions about latch

What does latch mean?

To close a door or gate and secure it with a small bar or similar fastening.

What is latch in other languages?

Türkçe: mandallamak · Español: cerrar con pestillo · Français: fermer au loquet · Deutsch: verriegeln · Italiano: chiudere con il chiavistello · 日本語: 掛け金をかける

How do you pronounce latch?

It is pronounced /lætʃ/.

How do you use latch in a sentence?

Please latch the gate. She latched the door before going upstairs.

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