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latch

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latch
noun
lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open:
fastening, catch, fastener;
clasp, hasp, hook, bar, bolt, clip;
lock, padlock;
British deadlock;
Scottish sneck, snib.
verb
Jess latched the back door:
fasten, secure, make fast, bar, bolt;
lock, padlock;
British deadlock;
Scottish, & Irish sneck, snib.