latch on
verb
latched on; latching on; latches on
British, informal
: to begin to understand something
What he was saying was complicated, so it took me a while to latch on.
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Eager to mix up their routines, and drawn to the way the muscular Bruin looks in his He-Man outfit at the Halloween ball, Doane and Con latch on to the idea of a threesome.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Humans should check any crevices where the parasites can latch on, including the back of the knees, waistband, groin area, armpits or scalp.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Ticks tend to perch on ankle-level vegetation with their upper legs outstretched, waiting to latch on to an unsuspecting dog or human.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Ticks tend to perch on ankle-level vegetation with their upper legs outstretched, waiting to latch on to an unsuspecting pet or human, so try to walk in the middle of paths.
—Mike Stobbe, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Humans should check any crevices where the parasites can latch on, including the back of the knees, waistband, groin area, armpits or scalp.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Ticks tend to perch on ankle-level vegetation with their upper legs outstretched, waiting to latch on to an unsuspecting dog or human.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Ticks tend to perch on ankle-level vegetation with their upper legs outstretched, waiting to latch on to an unsuspecting pet or human, so try to walk in the middle of paths.
—Mike Stobbe, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Latch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latch%20on. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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