Latch

What “Latch” means

Verb

1. To close or lock as if with a latch.
2. To catch; lay hold of.
3. To use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).
4. To connect to the breast.

Noun

1. A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
2. An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
3. A latching.
4. A crossbow.
5. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

Verb

1. To smear; to anoint.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”, verb), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”), from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną, *lakwijaną, *lakkijaną (“to seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-, *(s)leh₂gʷ- (“to take, seize”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lakken (“to grasp, catch”).

From Middle English latche, lacche (“a latch; a trap”), from lacchen (“to seize, catch, grasp”), from Old English læċċan (“to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”). See above for more.

Compare French lécher (“to lick”).

Business name ideas with “Latch”

Industries where “Latch” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Locksmith
• Locksmiths