relatch en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + latch.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| relatches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| relatching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| relatched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| relatched | Tense=Past | lexicographic |