LATCH
What does "LATCH" mean?
A simple fastener that holds a door or gate closed, lifted or slid to release.
Meanings
- A device with a catching bar or lever that secures a door, gate, or lid. She lifted the iron latch and the garden gate swung open.
- To fasten or close something with such a device. Make sure you latch the chicken coop before dark.
- To attach oneself to or seize upon something, often figuratively. He latched onto the idea and wouldn't let it go. figurative
- A circuit element that holds a single bit of data until updated. The flip-flop is built from a pair of cross-coupled latches. technical
Word origin
From Old English 'læccan' meaning to grasp or seize; the noun developed from the verb sense of catching hold.
Remember it
A LATCH lets you LAT-er CH-eck the door is shut - it catches and holds.
A little poem
A thumb lifts the bar; the gate gives way-
such a small iron tongue keeps the whole world at bay.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the breastfeeding class and the locksmith get along? They both knew the importance of a good latch.
What it teaches
The smallest hinge of a thing - one bar, one lever - is often what decides whether it stays open or shut.
Quick facts
What does LATCH mean?
A simple fastener that holds a door or gate closed, lifted or slid to release.
Is LATCH a valid word?
Yes — LATCH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LATCH?
LATCH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does LATCH come from?
From Old English 'læccan' meaning to grasp or seize; the noun developed from the verb sense of catching hold.
What can LATCH teach us?
The smallest hinge of a thing - one bar, one lever - is often what decides whether it stays open or shut.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.