pestillo — meaning in English

English meaning

• latch noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.
• lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.

Senses

pestillo is used for these senses in English:

• latch A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
• lock Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
• lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.

latch — full definition

1. noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.
2. verb To fasten or close something with a latch.
3. verb To grab onto or fix firmly onto something, often figuratively.

lock — full definition

1. noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
2. verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
3. noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
4. noun A strand or tuft of hair.

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