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    un·latch
    /ˌənˈlaCH/

    verb

    • 1. unfasten the latch of (a door or gate): "she struggled to unlatch the gate"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unlatchUnlatch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UNLATCH is to open or loose by lifting the latch. How to use unlatch in a sentence.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNLATCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (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]

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › unlatchUNLATCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Unlatch definition: to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch. . See examples of UNLATCH used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › unlatchUnlatch - definition of unlatch by The Free Dictionary

    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®...

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › unlatchUnlatch Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Unlatch definition: To unfasten or open by releasing the latch.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › unlatch_v1unlatch, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the verb unlatch is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for unlatch is from 1590, in the writing of Richard Harvey, astrologer and polemicist. unlatch is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, latch v.3. See etymology.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › unlatchUnlatch Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    UNLATCH meaning: to open or loosen (something, such as a door) by lifting a latch.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryUNLATCH - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "UNLATCH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryUNLATCH definition in American English | Collins English...

    (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] Word Frequency.

  11. wordshake.com › definition › unlatchunlatch - Definition and Meaning

    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