latch on

Questions about latch on

What does latch on mean?

latch on means "take hold of or attach to". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for latch on?

Close synonyms include take up, fasten on, hook on, seize on, catch on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is latch on a common word?

latch on is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.