From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Latch \Latch\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Latched} (l[a^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Latching}.] [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
latched \latched\ adjective secured by means of a latch against opening.
Syn: fastened. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" [syn: {barred}, {bolted}, {fast}, {locked}, {secured}]
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