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latched |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Latch \Latch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latched}; p. pr & vb n. {Latching}.] [OE. lacchen. See {Latch}. n.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: latched adj : firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {bolted}, {fast}, {locked}, {secured}]
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