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verb(latch)to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms —used with on or onto
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verb(latch)to associate oneself intimately and often artfully —used with on or onto
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verb(latch)to make fast with or as if with a latch
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noun(latch)any of various devices in which mating mechanical parts engage to fasten but usually not to lock something:
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noun(latch)a fastener (as for a door) consisting essentially of a pivoted bar that falls into a notch
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noun(latch)a fastener (as for a door) in which a spring slides a bolt into a hole; also : night latch
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noun(latch)a door lock having a spring bolt operated from the outside by a key and from the inside by a knob
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phrasal verb(latch)to begin to understand something