latch

n.

1. A fastening, as for a door or gate, typically consisting of a bar that fits into a notch or slot and is lifted from either side by a lever or string.
2. A spring lock, as for a door, that is opened from the outside by a key.

v., latched, latch·ing, latch·es.

v.tr.

To close or lock with or as if with a latch.

v.intr.

1. To have or be closed with a latch.
2. To shut tightly so that the latch is engaged: a door too warped to latch.

idiom:

latch on to (or onto)

1. To get hold of; obtain: latched on to a fortune in the fur trade.

[Middle English latche, from lacchen, to seize, from Old English læccan.]

An electronic circuit that maintains one of two states. See flip-flop.

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n

Definition: lock
Antonyms: key

v

Definition: fasten with lock
Antonyms: loose, loosen, unfasten, unlatch, unlock

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A simple fastening device having a latch bolt, but not a dead bolt; contains no provisions for locking with a key; usually openable from both sides.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klinke, falle, smæklås, låseklinke
v. tr. - smække låsen, smække i, slå i
v. intr. - blive smækket i

idioms:

• on the latch    på klink, lukket men ikke låst

Nederlands (Dutch)
klink, veerslot, met klink/veerslot sluiten

Français (French)
n. - loquet, serrure (de sûreté)
v. tr. - fermer (qch) au loquet
v. intr. - fermer (qch) au loquet

idioms:

• latch on    saisir, s'accrocher à (une poignée), exploiter (une idée), reprendre (une erreur), s'emparer (d'une balle), se rendre compte de (la vérité)
• latch on to    s'accrocher à (qn)
• on the latch    (bloquer) le verrou en position ouverte

Deutsch (German)
v. - einklinken
n. - Riegel, Schnappschloß

idioms:

• latch on    es mitkriegen (ugs), etw. bemerken, jmdn. durchschauen
• latch on to    sich an jmdn. hängen (ugs), kapieren (ugs), abfahren auf (+Akk) (salopp)
• on the latch    nur mit einem Riegel offen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μανταλώνω/-ομαι, κλείνω με σύρτη
n. - μάνταλο, σύρτης ή γάντζος (πόρτας κ.λπ.)

idioms:

• on the latch    μανταλωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
chiudere, serratura

idioms:

• on/off the latch    chiuso/non chiuso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - trancar, fechar a chaves
n. - trinco (m), fecho (m), lingüeta (f) (Mec.)

idioms:

• on the latch    fechado com trinco (m), destrancado

Русский (Russian)
щеколда, задвижка, запирать на щеколду, прицепиться к кому-л.

idioms:

• on the latch    на защелке

Español (Spanish)
n. - picaporte, pestillo
v. tr. - cerrar (con el picaporte)
v. intr. - cerrar (con el picaporte)

idioms:

• latch on    entender, comprender
• latch on to    entender, no permitir que alguien se marche
• on the latch    la puerta no está cerrada con llave

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stänga med klinka, låsa, stänga igen, låsa sig, gå i lås
n. - dörrklinka, säkerhetslås, spärrhake

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
门闩, 闩上, 上闩, 占有, 抓住

idioms:

• on the latch    只拴上但没有锁上

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 門閂
v. tr. - 閂上
v. intr. - 上閂, 佔有, 抓住

idioms:

• on the latch    只拴上但沒有鎖上

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 걸쇠 , 빗장
v. tr. - ~에 걸쇠를 걸다
v. intr. - 걸쇠가 걸리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 掛け金
v. - 掛け金をかける, 掛け金のかかる

idioms:

• on the latch    掛けがねを掛けて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمسك ب, يكسب, يمتلك, يفهم أو يدرك, يتعلق أو يتولع ب (الاسم) مزلاج أو سقاطه الباب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בריח, מנעול (לדלת)‬
v. tr. - ‮נעל, הבריח‬
v. intr. - ‮ננעל‬

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lid latch	latch hook
magna latch	trunk latch