noun to catch so as to hold.
2. latch ·noun a latching.
3. latch ·noun a crossbow.
4. latch ·noun to catch or fasten by means of a latch.
5. latch ·noun that which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
6. latch ·vt to smear; to anoint.
7. latch ·noun a movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted.