[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.", "a breastfeeding baby’s attachment or connection to the mother’s breast:A good, deep latch is important because it allows the infant to get enough milk."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to close or fasten with a latch.", "to attach (a breastfeeding baby) to the breast:You should know how to properly latch your newborn."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to close tightly so that the latch is secured:The door won't latch.", "(of a breastfeeding baby) to be or become attached to the breast:Failure to latch can be the result of poor positioning of the baby."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Informal.to take possession of; obtain; get.to acquire understanding of; comprehend.to attach oneself to; join in with:The stray dog latched onto the children and wouldn't go home.", "to take possession of; obtain; get.", "to acquire understanding of; comprehend.", "to attach oneself to; join in with:The stray dog latched onto the children and wouldn't go home.", "to grab or hold on, as to an object or idea, especially tightly or tenaciously.to include or add in; attach:If we latch the tax on, the bill will come to over $100.", "to grab or hold on, as to an object or idea, especially tightly or tenaciously.", "to include or add in; attach:If we latch the tax on, the bill will come to over $100."]}]