Latch

Latch - Other Definitions

• (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.
  
  
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Latch
  
  
• (n.) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and lasket.