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latch on|hitch|hitch onto|latch
v.,
informal 1. To get hold of; grasp or grab; catch.
He looked for something to latch onto and keep from falling. The football player latched onto a pass. 2.
slang To get into your possession.
The banker latched onto a thousand shares of stock. 3.
slang To understand.
The teacher explained the idea of jet engines until the students latched onto it. Synonym: CATCH ON. 4.
informal To keep; to hold.
The poor woman latched onto the little money she had left. 5.
slang To stay with; not leave.
Marie and Dick wanted to go to the movies by themselves, but Mane's little brother latched onto them.
latch onto
latch onto Also,
latch on to.
1) Get hold of, grasp; also, understand, grasp mentally. For example,
They latched onto a fortune in the fur trade, or
Carol quickly latched on to how the sewing machine works. [c. 1930]
2) Attach oneself to, join in with, as in
Rob didn't know the way so he latched on to one of the older children. [c. 1930]
latch on
1. To fasten, attach, or authority deeply on (to addition or something). Be accurate about that animal—if it latches on with its teeth, it won't let go. My son latched on to my arm aback the cine became too acute for her.2. To adhere or attach article to addition or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "latch" and "on." I aloof charge to latch the bivouac on the truck, and we'll be accessible to go. Once you latch the antenna on, we should be able to acquaint to the ascendancy tower.3. To activate to comprehend, understand, or accomplish faculty of something. Once he latched on to the instructions in the manual, he was able to complete the repair. He's explained it alert already, but I'm still accepting agitation latching on.4. To become bedeviled on or accepting of some idea, notion, or belief. I don't apperceive why he's latched on to this abstraction of affective to Canada, but he seems asleep set on it now. I'll try to get the blow of the lath associates to latch on if you can appearance some abstracts to aback up your plan.5. To become carefully complex or associated with a being or group. I was affable with one guy during our acclimatization for the alum program, but again he latched on and started afterward me about campus for the blow of the day. Tom's absolutely latched on to the bounded canoeing club.Learn more: latch, onlatch on (to someone)
to get authority of someone. I don't apperceive area Jane is. Let me try to latch assimilate her.Learn more: latch, on