Quick definitions from WordNet (latch)
▸ noun: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
▸ noun: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
▸ verb: fasten with a latch ("Latch the door")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #17692)
▸ Also see latch
▸ noun: catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove
▸ noun: spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
▸ verb: fasten with a latch ("Latch the door")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #17692)
▸ Also see latch