Usually means: Attach oneself firmly to something.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word latch onto:

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  1. latch onto: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. latch onto: Merriam-Webster
  3. latch onto: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. latch onto: Wiktionary
  5. latch onto: Dictionary.com

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  1. latch onto: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (latch onto)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.

Similar:
get hold of, lay hold of, get a hold of, get ahold of, hold, obtain, take, grip, get one's hands on, take hold, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, detach, relinquish

Phrases:
to latch onto, more...

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Similar:
get hold of, lay hold of, get a hold of, get ahold of, hold, obtain, take, grip, get one's hands on, take hold, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, detach, relinquish

Phrases:
to latch onto, more...



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