To close or lock as if with a latch.
To catch; lay hold of.
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
A flip-flop electronic circuit
A latching.
A crossbow.
That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.
To smear; to anoint.