eng: latch on

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