ALL meanings of latch onto
latch on·to
L l - noun latch onto 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. 1
- verb with object latch onto to close or fasten with a latch. 1
- verb without object latch onto to close tightly so that the latch is secured: The door won't latch. 1
- verb latch onto (Idiomatic) VT To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something. 0
- phrasal verb latch onto If someone latches onto a person or an idea or latches on, they become very interested in the person or idea, often finding them so useful that they do not want to leave them. 0
- phrasal verb latch onto In sports such as football or rugby, if a player latches onto a pass or another player's mistake, they use the opportunity to do something such as score a goal. 0
- phrasal verb latch onto If one thing latches onto another, or if it latches on, it attaches itself to it and becomes part of it. 0
- noun latch onto to get or obtain 0