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catch

noun (FASTENING DEVICE)
 
 
/kætʃ/

Definition

[C] a small device on a door, window, bag, etc. that keeps it fastenedLocks and locksmithing
(Definition of catch noun (FASTENING DEVICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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