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Definition of latch verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

latch

verb

NAmE//lætʃ//

latch somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they latch

he / she / it latches

past simple latched

-ing form latching

to fasten something with a latch He closed the window and latched it.

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