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8 Letter Words for Latching
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Definitions for Latching
[1] any of the loops by which a bonnet is attached to a sail.
[2] a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
[3] to close or fasten with a latch.
[4] to close tightly so that the latch is secured: The door won't latch.
[5] latch on , to grab or hold on, as to an object or idea, especially tightly or tenaciously. to include or add in; attach: If we latch the tax on, the bill will come to over $100.
[6] latch onto , Informal . to take possession of; obtain; get. to acquire understanding of; comprehend. to attach oneself to; join in with: The stray dog latched onto the children and wouldn't go home.
[7] a fastening for a gate or door that consists of a bar that may be slid or lowered into a groove, hole, etc
[8] a spring-loaded door lock that can be opened by a key from outside
[9] Also called: latch circuit electronics a logic circuit that transfers the input states to the output states when signalled, the output thereafter remaining insensitive to changes in input status until signalled again
[10] to fasten, fit, or be fitted with or as if with a latch
Words related to Latching
clamp, bar, hook, fastening, bolt, catch, hasp, padlock, secure, lock, cinch, close
Words nearby Latching
latch hook, latch needle, latch on, latch onto, latchet, latching, latchkey, latchkey child, latchstring, late, late blight
Origin of Latching
before 950; 1930–35 for def 5 ; Middle English lacchen, Old English lǣccan to take hold of, catch, seize; akin to Greek lázesthai to take
Other words from Latching
re·latch , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Latching
Old English læccan to seize, of Germanic origin; related to Greek lazesthai