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verb
- 1. unfasten the latch of (a door or gate): "she struggled to unlatch the gate"
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The meaning of UNLATCH is to open or loose by lifting the latch. How to use unlatch in a sentence.
(ʌnˈlætʃ) transitive verb. 1. to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch. intransitive verb. 2. to become unlatched. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1635–45; un-2 + latch]
Unlatch definition: to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch. . See examples of UNLATCH used in a sentence.
verb. To open by release of a latch. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To become unfastened or opened. American Heritage. Remove from a latch. Wiktionary. Unlatch Sentence Examples. He leaned over to unlatch the gate and then rode through, heading down the drive toward the road. Find the switches and unlatch or unscrew the leads.
Define unlatch. unlatch synonyms, unlatch pronunciation, unlatch translation, English dictionary definition of unlatch. v. un·latched , un·latch·ing , un·latch·es v. tr. To unfasten or open by releasing the latch. v. intr. To become unfastened or opened. American Heritage®...
A complete guide to the word "UNLATCH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
What does the verb unlatch mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb unlatch. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb unlatch? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the verb unlatch pronounced?
Synonyms for UNLATCH: unfasten, unlock, unclasp, unbolt, unbar, open, unbutton, unzip; Antonyms of UNLATCH: shut, close, lock, bar, fasten, latch, bolt, button (up)
UNLATCH meaning: to open or loosen (something, such as a door) by lifting a latch.
To open or loose, as a door, by lifting the latch; also, to loose the latchet of: as, to unlatch a shoe. To become open or loose through the lifting of a latch. intransitive verb
