Device To Hold Door Shut Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key • catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove verb • fasten with a latch
	39%	5		A metal object used to hold a door or gate shut
	noun • A latch or catch. • The nose. • A cut. verb • To latch, to lock. • To cut.
	34%	6		A groove in a sliding door or its frame enlarging to receive a catch and variously used when the door is closed to hold it or to keep it in position against its frame.
	noun • thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

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The Guardian Quick07 May 2007	Across 11
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