latch ontosomething
phrasal verbwithlatchverb[IorT]uk/lætʃ/us/lætʃ/
(BECOME CONNECTED)
tobecomeconnectedto something:
Theantibodiesworkbylatchingontoproteinson thesurfacesof thevirusesandbacteria.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- articulation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- meld
- weaving
- yoke
(BECOME INTERESTED)
informal
tobecomeinterestedin anidea,story, oractivity, and tostartto use it:
Unfortunately thepresshave alreadylatchedonto thestory.
Finding and discovering
- a fishing expeditionidiom
- ascertain
- break (fresh/new) groundidiom
- breakthrough
- bringsomethingto lightidiom
- catchsomeonered-handedidiom
- finding
- flushsomeone/somethingout
- fossick
- found
- pinpoint
- putsomeoneontosomething
- putyourfinger onsomethingidiom
- rake
- rakesomethingout
- red-handed
- rediscover
- rumble
- sniff
- uncover