English-Thai Dictionary

latch

N กลอน  สายยู  สลัก ประตู  สลัก กุญแจ  kron

 

latch

VI ใส่กลอน  ส่วน กุญแจ  ลงกลอน  sai-kron

 

latch

VT ใส่กลอน  ลั่น กุญแจ  ลงกลอน  fasten secure bolt hook close sai-kron

 

latch on

PHRV เข้า สิ่ง ที่ พูด (โดย เฉพาะเรื่อง ที่ ตลก  catch on kao-jai-sing-ti-phud

 

latch onto

PHRV ยึด ไว้ แน่น  จับ ไว้ แน่น  yud-wai-nuan

 

latchet

N เชือกผูกรองเท้า 

 

latchkey

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เด็ก ที่อยู่ ภายในบ้าน โดย ไม่มี คน ดูแล หลัง เลิกเรียน  kiao-kab-dek-ti-yu-pai-nai-ban-doi-mai-me-kon-du-lae-lang-loek-rian

 

latchkey

N กุญแจ ที่ ใช้ ล็อก ประตู (โดยเฉพาะ ด้านนอก  ลูก กุญแจสายยู  kum-jea-ti-chai-lok-pra-tu

 

latchstring

N เชือก สอด รู ประตู ใช้ ดึง สลัก ขึ้น จาก ภายนอก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LATCH

n.[L. ligula, from ligo, to tie, and with English lock. L. laqueus, from which we have lace, may belong to the same root. The primary sense of the root is to catch, to close, stop or make fast. ] 1. A small piece of iron or wood used to fasten a door.
2. A small line like a loop, used to lace the bonnets to the courses, or the drabblers to the bonnets.

 

LATCH

v.t. 1. To fasten with a latch; to fasten.
2. To smear. [Not used. ]

 

LATCHET

n.[from latch. ] The string that fastens a shoe. Mark 1:7.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LATCH

Latch, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. lécher to lick (of German origin ). Cf. Lick. ]

 

Defn: To smear; to anoint. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

LATCH

Latch, n. Etym: [OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As. læccan.]

 

1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs. ] Rom. of R.

 

2. 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.

 

3. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A latching.

 

4. A crossbow. [Obs. ] Wright.

 

LATCH

Latch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latched; p. pr. & vb. n. Latching. ] Etym: [OE. lacchen. See Latch. n.]

 

1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs. ] Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us. Golding.

 

2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch. The door was only latched. Locke.

 

LATCHET

Latch "et, n. Etym: [OE. lachet, from an OF. dialect form of F. lacet plaited string, lace dim. of lacs. See Lace. ]

 

Defn: The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring.

 

LATCHING

LATCHING Latch "ing, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and lasket. [Usually in pl. ]

 

LATCHKEY

LATCHKEY Latch "key `, n.

 

Defn: A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp. a night latch.

 

LATCHSTRING

LATCHSTRING Latch "string `, n.

 

Defn: A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door. To find the latchstring out, to meet with hospitality; to be welcome. (Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the latchstring. )[Colloq. U.S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

latch

latch |laCH lætʃ | ▶noun a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate. • a spring lock for an outer door that catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key. • Electronics a circuit that retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal. • the part of a knitting machine needle that closes or opens to hold or release the wool. ▶verb [ with obj. ] fasten (a door or gate ) with a latch: she latched the door carefully. • [ no obj. ] Electronics (of a device ) become fixed in a particular state. PHRASAL VERBS latch onto informal attach oneself to (someone ) as a constant and usually unwelcome companion: a knack for latching onto people with greater initiative and enterprise. • take up (an idea or trend ) enthusiastically: the media have latched onto the snappy “Generation X ” catchphrase. • (of one substance ) cohere with (another ).ORIGIN Old English læccan ‘take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally ),’ of Germanic origin.

 

latchet

latch et |ˈlaCHit ˈlætʃət | ▶noun archaic a narrow thong or lace for fastening a shoe or sandal. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French lachet, variant of lacet, from laz ‘lace. ’

 

latchkey

latch key |ˈlaCHˌkē ˈlætʃˌki | ▶noun ( pl. latchkeys ) a key of an outer door of a house.

 

latchkey child

latch key child |ˈlætʃˌki tʃaɪld |(also informal latchkey kid ) ▶noun a child who is at home without adult supervision for some part of the day, esp. after school until a parent returns from work.

 

Oxford Dictionary

latch

latch |latʃ | ▶noun 1 a metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate. • a spring lock for an outer door, which catches when the door is closed and can only be opened from the outside with a key. 2 Electronics a circuit which retains whatever output state results from a momentary input signal until reset by another signal. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 fasten (a door or gate ) with a latch: she latched the door carefully. 2 [ no obj. ] Electronics (of a device ) become fixed in a particular state. PHRASES on the latch Brit. (of a door or gate ) closed but not locked: let yourself in, the door's on the latch. PHRASAL VERBS latch on (of a breastfeeding baby ) get its mouth into the correct position around the nipple. latch on to informal 1 attach oneself to (someone ) as a constant and usually unwelcome companion: he spent the whole evening trying to latch on to my friends. • take up (an idea or trend ) enthusiastically: the newspapers latched on to the idea of healthy eating. • Brit. (of a football or rugby player ) take advantage of (another player's move ) when attacking: Nevin latched on to a miscued header to smash home the winning goal. • (of one substance ) cohere with (another ). 2 understand the meaning of (something ): [ with clause ] : she'll soon latch on to what is happening. ORIGIN Old English læccan ‘take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally ’), of Germanic origin.

 

latchet

latchet |ˈlatʃɪt | ▶noun archaic a narrow thong or lace for fastening a shoe or sandal. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French lachet, variant of lacet, from laz ‘lace ’.

 

latchkey

latch |key |ˈlatʃkiː | ▶noun ( pl. latchkeys ) a key of an outer door of a house.

 

latchkey child

latch |key child ▶noun a child who is at home without adult supervision for some part of the day, especially after school until a parent returns from work.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

latch

latch noun he lifted the latch: fastening, catch, fastener, clasp, lock. ▶verb Jess latched the back door: fasten, secure, make fast, lock.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

latch

latch noun lifting the latch, she pushed the gate open: fastening, catch, fastener; clasp, hasp, hook, bar, bolt, clip; lock, padlock, deadlock; Scottish sneck, snib. ▶verb Jess latched the back door: fasten, secure, make fast, bar, bolt; lock, padlock, deadlock; Scottish & Irish sneck, snib.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

latch

latch /lætʃ /名詞 C (ドア 門 窓などの )掛けがね, かんぬき ▸ on [off ] the latch 掛けがねを掛けて [はずして ] (!いずれもかぎは掛かっていない状態 ) .動詞 他動詞 〈ドア 〉に掛けがねを掛ける .自動詞 掛けがねが掛かる .l à tch ó n ｟英 くだけて ｠理解する .l à tch ó n to [onto ] A ｟くだけて ｠1 Aを手に入れる .2 Aをしっかり捕まえる ; A 〈人 〉に付きまとう .3 Aを理解する, 飲み込む .4 Aに強い興味を持つ .

 

latchkey

l á tch k è y 名詞 複 ～s C (掛けがねの )かぎ .～̀ k í d [ch í ld ]｟やや古 ｠かぎっ子 .