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English[edit | edit source]
A latch
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Middle English latche (“‘a latch’”) from lacchen (“‘to seize’”) from Old English læċċan (“‘to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize’”) from Proto-Germanic *lak(w)janan, lakkijanan (“‘to seize’”) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lag-, (s)lagw- (“‘to take, seize’”).
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Noun[edit | edit source]
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Latch (latch)
- A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side
- A flip-flop electronic circuit
- (obsolete) A latching.
- (obsolete) A crossbow.
Derived terms[edit | edit source]
Translations[edit | edit source]
fastening for a door
flip-flop electronic circuit
latching
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Verb[edit | edit source]
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Present participle |
to Latch (third-person singular simple present latch, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)
Derived terms[edit | edit source]
Translations[edit | edit source]
fa:latch fr:latch io:latch hu:latch ml:latch pl:latch fi:latch ta:latch te:latch vi:latch zh:latch
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