Latch

/læt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "latch" (104 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(7 words)

adhere toadopt attach buckles catch catches childproofs

articulate bang bar barricade battenbatten downbolt buckle butt buttonbutton upchokechoke offclap

Strong matches (31)

clasp cleat clip closeclose upconstrict contain contract cover dovetail fasten foldfold upgirth hasp hinge hitch

Noun(14 words)

clasp clasping clasps close detentdoor latchdoorlock embrace fasten fastenerfastening devicegrip hasp hasps

Related words (52)

hook jam joint key lacing locklock outlock upmiter mortise nail occlude padlock peg pin plumb rabbet rivet scarf screw

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sealseal offseal upsecure seize sew shutshut the doorshut upskewer slam snapsqueeze shutstaple stick stitch strangle tack toggle wedgezip upzipper

Noun(10 words)

interlocklatch boltlatchingmemory cellpawl pawls secureset reset latchstorage elementvang

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

attachment actioncatchcognitive attachmentdigital circuit componentfasten fastener fastening fixgripping actionhardwareintellectual adoptionlockmechanical devicememory elementsecure securing

More specific

16 entries

D latchRS latchSR latchadhereadopt frameworkcam latchclaspdeadbolt latchembrace theorygriphasp latchintegrate conceptsliding latchspring latchthumb latchtoggle latch

Collocations

8 entries

door latchelectric latchlatch mechanismlatched positionmagnetic latchspring latchthumb latchtoggle latch

Inflections

3 entries

latched latches latching

Derivations

3 entries

latched latches latching

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up.

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The door is on the latch.

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The poor man's door has a creditor's latch.

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They're fixing the latch.

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