LATCH Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

latch

verb

Definition of latch next

as in to hang

to close or secure (something, such as a door) with a latch latch the gate

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Recent Examples of latch These proteins, like a kind of molecular Velcro, latch onto sugar molecules that coat viruses like Ebola and trap them as blood passes through the system. —

Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026 Specifically, many α-neurotoxins from the venom latch onto the receptor before the acetylcholine can reach it. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Her baby had never latched well on that side. —

Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026 Ticks especially like to latch onto moist, warm areas of the body like the groin, armpits, the hairline, under the breasts and in the curves of the knees and arms. —

Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for latch

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The Partey affair has hung heavy over a squad already trying to come to terms with a new coach in Queiroz, and who failed to qualify for the most recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — a competition Ghana have won four times, but not since 1982.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 June 2026