close the catch
Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words
to fasten a device that holds something in place
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Examples (10)
- Make sure you close the catch on the gate so the dog doesn't get out.
- He closed the catch on his briefcase with a decisive snap.
- Could you please close the catch on that window? It's getting cold.
- She carefully closed the tiny catch on her grandmother's antique jewelry box.
- Before lifting the toolbox, he ensured he had closed the catch securely.
- I'm having trouble closing the catch on this necklace; can you help me?
- You must close the catch firmly to ensure the lid is sealed.
- It's a simple mechanism; you just push here to close the catch.
- After writing her final entry, she closed the little brass catch on her diary.
- Did you remember to close the catch on the chicken coop last night?