1 (v + prep) informal usually pejorative become interested in TRANSITIVEbheith tógtha le c m ubheith meallta agthey latch onto the latest fashionbíonn siad meallta ag an bhfaisean is deireanaí2 (v + prep) informal grab hold of TRANSITIVEgreim a fháil ar c m ubeir ar PhrV c m u3 (v + prep) informal SPOR gain possession of ball TRANSITIVEshe latched onto a long passfuair sí an liathróid ó phas fada4 (v + prep) informal attach yourself to sb TRANSITIVEbheith greamaithe dobheith fáiscthe leshe latched onto himghreamaigh sí í féin dó, d'fháisc sí í féin leis, d'fhan sí sna cosa aige → féach latch