latch /ˈlæʧ/
 門閂,窗閂,插銷,彈簧鎖(v.)閂上,鎖上;獲得,抓住,理解


 latch
 舊鎖觸發器 FL


 latch
 閂，鎖存器 LTCH


 latch
 閂 鎖存


 Latch v. t.  To smear; to anoint. [Obs.]


 Latch, n.
 1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.]
 2. 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.
 3. Naut. A latching.
 4. A crossbow. [Obs.]


 Latch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latched p. pr. & vb. n. Latching.]
 1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.]
    Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us.   --Golding.
 2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch.
    The door was only latched.   --Locke.

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 latch
      n 1: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the
           outside with a key [syn: door latch]
      2: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be
         lowered or slid into a groove
      v : fasten with a latch; "latch the door"