latch
/læt͡ʃ/ verb C1- To close or lock as if with a latch.
- To catch; lay hold of.
- To use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).
- To connect to the breast.
He/she/it latches · Past latched · Past participle latched · -ing form latching
Verb forms
- Base form
- latch
- He/she/it
- latches
- Past
- latched
- Past participle
- latched
- -ing form
- latching
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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We heard the servant pass along the hall, and the sharp click of the latch as she opened it.
It was close upon twelve before I heard the sharp sound of his latch-key.
“‘No; he has a latch-key, and he let himself in.’
It is a white wooden gate with a latch.
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