latch : Idioms & Phrases

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door latch

  • noun spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
    latch.
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hood latch

  • noun a catch that holds the hood of a car shut
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Knob latch

  • a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.
Webster 1913

latch on

  • verb take hold of or attach to
    • The biochip latches onto the genes
  • verb adopt
    fasten on; hook on; take up; seize on.
    • take up new ideas
  • verb understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    get it; catch on; tumble; get wise; get onto; twig; cotton on.
    • She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
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Night latch

  • noun doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside
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  • a kind of latch for a door, which is operated from the outside by a key.
Webster 1913

Spring latch

  • a latch that fastens with a spring.
Webster 1913

Thumb latch

  • a door latch having a lever formed to be pressed by the thumb.
Webster 1913