latch

Object

• door: Then he cautiously left the house and latched the door behind him.
• baby: Rachael helped me round and propped me up on the pillows, and the baby latched on almost immediately.
• mechanism: Both sockets have a latching mechanism to stop the plug from being accidentally pulled out.
• device: Qq Quick Release A latching device for quickly mounting and removing the camera from the tripod.

Converse of object

• lift: He told us to lift the latch of the street door.
• fit: Metal gates are supplied with the latch ready fitted.
• turn: Will take a standard square bar to turn a standard latch or lock.

Preposition: onto

• rebound: Germany were already two up through Lukas Podolski who latched onto a rebound to steer past the stricken Andreas Isaksson on four minutes.
• ball: Jones latched onto the ball to hit home from about ten yards out.
• pass: Hyde scored a consolation in the 87th minute when Walker latched onto a pass and slotted in.

Modifies a noun

• hook: Using a latch hook, it would probably take you ten times that long to cover the same area!
• door: Landing Exposed timbers and stripped pine latch doors to all bedrooms.
• plate: The latch plate on some barrels has raised edges behind the screw holes.
• mechanism: Its slam latch mechanism allows the cover to be replaced without using the key.
• tool: Cast off loosely onto waste yarn or latch tool.

Modifying Another Word

• securely: These covers securely latch onto the pool deck or fit into tracks along the pool edge.
• quickly: They quickly latched on to mobile phones to send hate texts.

Noun used with modifier

• rim: A rim latch ( Yale ) lock will not suffice on its own.
• door: The doors latch, which is a great idea!
• night: A simple night latch lock does not provide adequate security on its own.