latch on meaning and definition

LATCH ON verb

Definition of latch on (verb)

1. take hold of or attach to
   • "The biochip latches onto the genes"
2. adopt
   • "take up new ideas"
   • synonyms: fasten on, hook on, seize on, take up
3. understand, usually after some initial difficulty
   • "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
   • synonyms: catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, tumble, twig