Another word for latch
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Noun
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- A tricky or disadvantageous condition; a catch:
- A paradox in a law, regulation, or practice that makes one a victim of its provisions no matter what one does
- The act of catching, especially the grabbing and holding of a thrown, kicked, or batted ball before it hits the ground.
- A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
- A small metal catch inserted in a loop, or eye, to fasten clothes together
- A curved piece of metal, wood, etc. fastened to a wall or chain at one end, used to hang things on, raise things up, etc.
- A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
- Any piece of wood, metal, etc. longer than it is wide or thick, often used as a barrier, fastening, lever, etc.; specif., one of a series of such pieces enclosing a cage, jail cell, etc.
- Something that impedes or prevents action or progress:
Verb
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- To become fastened by or as if by means of a lock:
- To pass through a lock or locks in a waterway.
- To equip (a waterway) with locks.
- (Slang) To get a firm hold on
- To fasten (a saddle) on (a horse, burro, etc.) with a cinch
- To secure (a saddle) by means of a cinch.
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