relatch

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verb

To latch again

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Meanings

verbrelatch (third-person singular simple present relatches, present participle relatching, simple past and past participle relatched)

present singular third person relatches · participle present relatching · participle past relatched · past relatched

  1. To latch again

    They descended the precipitous path, they relatched the rusty gate, and set off at a stamping, ringing walk down the frozen forest road.

    1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Sign of the Broken Sword”, in The Innocence of Father Brown

Origin

From re- + latch.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

relatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relatch

MLA

“relatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relatch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relatch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relatch.

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