latch on

Verb

Synonyms: latch on take up fasten on hook on seize on catch on get wise get onto tumble cotton on twig get it

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

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

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