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?