The Meaning of latch

• (v. t.) To smear; to anoint.
• (n.) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
• (n.) A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted.
• (n.) A latching.
• (n.) A crossbow.
• (n.) To catch so as to hold.
• (n.) To catch or fasten by means of a latch.

Synonyms

door latch

Homophones

lach , lache , latsch

Rhymes

attach , bache , batch , brach , bratsch , catch , cratch , detach , dispatch , drach , flach , fratch , gach , gatch , hach , hatch , krach , lach , lache , latsch , mache , match , matsch , mismatch , natch , overmatch , patch , potlatch , ratch , reattach , rematch , scratch , slatch , smatch , snatch , stach , tache , tatsch , thach , thatch , tkach , unattach , vlach