latches

/หˆlรฆtสƒษชz/

IPA: /L AE1 CH AH0 Z/

verb
  1. 1

    To close or lock as if with a latch.

  2. 2

    To catch; lay hold of.

noun
  1. 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. 2

    A flip-flop electronic circuit

  3. 3

    A latching.

  4. 4

    A crossbow.

  5. 5

    That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.

  6. 6

    A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.

  7. 7

    A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.

verb
  1. 1

    To smear; to anoint.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/latch, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/latches