Crossword clues for onto
onto
- Word after glom
- Word after "catch" or "hang"
- Wise to the tricks of
- Wary of
- Wailin' Jennys "Something to Hold ___"
- U2 "Luminous Times (Hold ___ Love)"
- Seeing through
- Run ___ the field (prepare to play)
- Recognizing the intentions of
- Not taken in
- Not roped in by
- Not oblivious of
- Not misled by
- Not hood-winked by
- Move ___ bigger and better things: 2 wds
- Leery of
- Latch ___ (adopt enthusiastically)
- Clued in regarding
- Catch ___ (understand)
- Aware of the true intentions of
- "I think you're ___ something here!"
- "___ the fray"
- ''Now, ___ business . . .''
- ''I'm ___ you!''
- ''Hold ___ your hat!''
- Words with hold or pass
- Words with "hold" or "get"
- Words with "hang"
- Words after "hang" or "glom"
- Words after "glom"
- Word with "stumble" or "latch"
- Word with "latch"
- Word with "grab" or "latch"
- Word with "glom"
- Word following catch or latch
- Word after lock or glom
- Word after graft, often
- Word after catch or latch
- Word after "hang" or "hold"
- Word after "glom"
- West Pointers' "___ the fray"
- West Pointer's "___ the fray"
- Undeluded about
- Twenty One Pilots "Holding __ You"
- The Pretenders "I remember holding ___ you"
- Surjective, mathematically
- Stumble ___ (discover by accident)
- Stumble ___
- Step ___ the scale
- Step ___ a scale
- Step __ the scale
- Sonic Dolls "Something to Hold ___"
- Sonic Dolls "Something to Hang ___"
- Seether "Holding ___ Strings Better Left to Fray"
- Sade "Hold ___ Your Love"
- Sade "Hang ___ Your Love"
- Run ___ the field (what players do at the start of an inning)
- Richard Marx's power ballad "Hold ___ the Nights"
- Richard Marx "Hold ___ the Nights"
- Preposition following "latch"
- One step ahead of
- Not thrown by
- Not missing
- Not gulled by
- Not faked out by
- No longer tricked by
- No longer naive about
- Mumford & Sons "Hold ___ What You Believe"
- More than not sure about
- Lock ___ (track)
- Lead-in for something big
- Latch ____ (get)
- Latch ___ (seize)
- Latch ___ (grip)
- Latch __ (grasp)
- Journey "Hold ___ that feeling"
- John Cougar "Hand to Hold ___"
- Jay-Z "___ the Next One"
- In the know, so to speak
- Im ___ you!
- I'm ____ you!
- Hang ___ (retain): 2 wds
- Hang ___ (keep possession of)
- Hang __ (keep)
- Hang __
- Glom __ (take possession of)
- Fully understanding of
- DevilDriver: "Bear Witness ___"
- Completely aware of
- Come ___ (make a pass at)
- Come ___ (flirt with): 2 wds
- Come ___
- Catch --- (start to get)
- Catch --- (comprehend)
- Catch ___ (figure out): 2 wds
- Catch ___ (begin to get)
- Catch __ (learn)
- Blink-182 "I'm here hold ___ me I'm right here waiting"
- Be ___ something
- Aware of: Slang
- Aware of, as a shady scheme
- Aware of, as a scam
- Ani DiFranco "Outta Me, ___ You"
- "You're ___ something" ("Good idea")
- "You're ___ something"
- "Now, ___ business..."
- "Now, ___ business ..."
- "Now - business" link
- "Moving ___ the next topic, please ..."
- "I'm ____ you..."
- "I'm ___ you, mister!"
- "I'm ___ you, buster!"
- "I think you're ___ something" ("Good idea")
- "I might be ___ something!"
- "Hold --- your hat!"
- "Hold --- the Nights" (Richard Marx hit)
- "Hold ___ your dreams"
- "Hold ___ your butts" ("Jurassic Park" line)
- "Hold ___ something!"
- "Hanging ___ Your Love" Take That
- "Hang ___ your hats!": 2 wds
- "Hang ___ your hat!": 2 wds
- "Hand to Hold ___" John Cougar
- "Hand to Hold ___"
- "Everyone needs a hand to hold ___" John Cougar
- "Everyone needs a hand to hold ___"
- "... and ___ the next!"
- "... ___ the fray"
- "___ the next"
- "___ the Next One" (2009 rap song)
- "___ the Next One" (2009 Jay Z song): 2 wds
- "___ the next one"
- 'I'm -- your tricks!'
- '80s Marx smash "Hold ___ the Nights"
- ''__ victory!''
- ___ victory!
- ___ bigger things
- __ something
- Latch _____
- Savvy about
- "_____ victory!"
- Aware of, as a scheme
- Knowing about
- Conscious of
- Not fooled by
- Catch ___ (start to get)
- Wise about
- Not taken in by
- Latch___
- "I'm___you!"
- Cognizant of
- Informed about
- Not tricked by any longer
- "I'm ___ you!" ("You don't fool me!")
- Word after catch or hang
- Not duped by
- Get ___ (board)
- What might follow catch or latch
- Not deceived by
- Latch ___ (get)
- "I'm ___ you now!"
- "I'm ___ your tricks!"
- Enlightened about
- Not had by
- Fully aware of, as a scheme
- Sign ___ (accept, as a program)
- Suspicious of
- "Hold ___ your hat!": 2 wds
- Aboard
- Come ___ (proposition)
- Able to see through?
- Catch or latch follower
- Catch ___ (start to understand)
- Able to see right through
- “___ victory!”
- Mindful of
- Knowing of
- Hang ___ (not let go of)
- See 24-Across
- Come ___ (make a pass at): 2 wds
- Not taken by
- Stumble ___ (find by accident)
- Seeing through the deception of
- Not conned by
- Hip about
- Seeing right through
- Lock or luck follower
- Hold ___ (keep)
- Knowledgeable about
- Not suckered by
- No longer fooled by
- Catching ___
- Well aware of
- Undeceived by
- In the know about
- West Pointer's " . . . ___ the fray"
- Wised up
- Hep or hip
- " . . . ___ the fray"
- Upon
- Aware of a scam
- Existence: Comb. form
- Aware of a hoax
- Aware of trickery
- Latch follower
- Preposition that also describes some mathematical functions
- ___ Glory, noted race horse
- Atop
- Familiar with
- Aware of a scheme
- Aware of, as a hoax
- Two prepositions in one
- In a state of awareness
- Aware of the real meaning
- Double preposition
- Aware of skulduggery
- On top of
- Informed of
- With it
- Logical beginning?
- Clued in about
- With the program
- Not snowed by
- Fully aware of
- Apprised of
- "___ bigger and better things!": 2 wds
- More than just suspicious of
- Having knowledge of, as a scheme
- Burst ___ the scene
- "Hang ___ your hats"
- Word with catch or hang
- Unfooled by
- Not in the dark about
- No longer deceived by
- "___ victory!" ("Let's do this!")
- Not hoodwinked by
- Knows about
- Not falling for
- Cognizant about
- Not ignorant of
- Not bamboozled by
- More than suspicious of
- Common preposition
- Logical beginning
- Not fooled
- Is aware of
- Glom ___ (grab)
- Clued-in regarding
- Catch ___ (comprehend)
- "I think you're ___ something!"
- No longer duped by
- Logical introduction?
- In contact with
- Hang ___ (keep): 2 wds
- Fully aware
- Bowie "Hang ___ Yourself"
- Aware of the real nature of
- ''___ victory!''
- Word with catch or latch
- Squeeze "___ the Dance Floor"
- Recognize the intentions of
- Pete Townshend "Heart to Hang ___"
- Now aware of
- Not unaware of
- Not snookered by
- Not clueless about
- Go ___ bigger things: 2 wds
- "You might be ___ something!"
- "I'm ___ your game!"
- "I'm __ you!"
- "--- victory!"
- Word with latch or catch
- Word with "latch" or "hold"
- Word with "glom" or "catch"
- Word after latch or catch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
onto
preposition
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be onto a winner (=doing something that is likely to be successful)
▪ The company seems to be onto a winner.
burst onto the...scene
▪ The band burst onto the music scene in 1997.
come onto the market
▪ a revolutionary new drug that has just come onto the market
get onto a subject (=happen to start talking about it)
▪ We somehow got onto the subject of detective stories.
keep/hold onto a seat (also retain a seatformal) (= not lose it in an election)
▪ He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election.
▪ Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.
log onto a computer (=start using it by typing a password)
▪ Next time you log onto your computer, you will have to use a new password.
shift the blame (onto sb) (=blame someone else for something you did)
▪ She always tried to shift the blame onto her brother.
walk on stage/onto the stage
▪ The audience broke into applause as soon as he walked on stage.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be onto a good thing
▪ When he first invested in the company, he knew he was onto a good thing.
▪ His senses told him he was onto a good thing and his senses were rarely wrong.
▪ Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are onto a good thing.
▪ Maybe he thought he was onto a good thing.
▪ Multiply that up by two or three hundred stores, and you will see he was onto a good thing.
▪ The plots were essentially the same; like any successful entrepreneur, Alger knew when he was onto a good thing.
▪ They felt they might be onto a good thing.
be onto a good thing
▪ His senses told him he was onto a good thing and his senses were rarely wrong.
▪ Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are onto a good thing.
▪ Maybe he thought he was onto a good thing.
▪ Multiply that up by two or three hundred stores, and you will see he was onto a good thing.
▪ The plots were essentially the same; like any successful entrepreneur, Alger knew when he was onto a good thing.
▪ They felt they might be onto a good thing.
cast light on/onto sth
▪ The convergence of the techniques will cast light on perspectives and how they are controlled.
▪ The different ways in which superantigens activate T cells casts light on the pathogenesis of infectious disease.
▪ The incident has cast light on the creeping privatisation of the drug war.
▪ The investigation explores the possibility of using probate inventories to cast light on this and related questions.
▪ We use this to cast light on a metaphor of which we are given no other interpretation.
on/onto the defensive
▪ He was tense now - on the defensive.
▪ It was the only time in her life that she had noticed her maternal grandmother at a disadvantage, on the defensive.
▪ Motta always put him on the defensive.
▪ The conference, held in a Protestant church, found Daley and his group on the defensive.
▪ The industry is on the defensive in Congress, in courts across the nation and in the war for public opinion.
▪ This immediately puts the farmer on the defensive and reinforces the public's perception of them as a complaining, dissatisfied group.
set sb on/onto sb
shift the blame/responsibility (onto sb)
▪ A third means of avoiding responsibility consists of shifting the blame to even higher officials.
▪ He had to shift the blame, find a sacrificial victim.
▪ Her comments on Radio Derby came as Tories tried to shift the blame for Britain's economic ills elsewhere.
▪ In other words that they were shifting the blame.
▪ It shifts the blame to belief.
▪ Leaving the abusive marriage, or divorcing him, will be branded desertion or a sin, shifting the blame to her.
▪ Penney also shifted the responsibilities and titles of several other executives in different regions.
▪ Time after time, ministers have tried to shift the blame for rising unemployment to the down-turn in the world economy.
shovel sth into/onto sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I don't like it when the cat jumps onto my lap.
▪ Nancy walked onto the stage and took the microphone in her hand.
▪ Sara stepped carefully onto the ice.
▪ Spoon the mixture onto the top of the cake and spread it evenly.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Onto
Onto \On"to\, prep. [On + to. Cf. Into.] On the top of; upon; on. See On to, under On, prep.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
onto
a. (context mathematics of a function English) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain. alt. upon; on top of. prep. upon; on top of.
WordNet
Usage examples of "onto".
Carefully, he swung onto the downdeck ladder and climbed down three levels, feeling the increased acceleration in his thighs.
When we get to Achillea we slingshot round the moon onto a Lalonde trajectory and jump in.
Mr Steplight and I made a fine pair of travelling-companions, for he addressed no word to me nor even looked in my direction during all the first stage so that I might have been a parcel he had shoved onto the seat beside him.
Earlier, they had slithered out of the water onto the island and began crawling toward the admin building.
And there are always profiteers exploiting loopholes, sneaking adware materials onto private property and then wrapping themselves up in the law.
Donchez stepped onto the gangway and saluted the American flag flying aft on the deck, then saluted the sentry.
He also caught sight of a helicopter being rolled out onto the helo deck aft as he pulled his eye away from the eyepiece, snapped down his eyepatch and lowered the periscope.
The Senite stepped onto the veranda, its hands folded politely in its long white sleeves and a look of care upon its ageless face.
Talento and Aland had pulled Meegan down onto a chair between them, and he sat staring at her.
The carriage turned onto a cross street and they passed an open gate, Alec glimpsed an expanse of open ground and beyond it a sprawling edifice of pale grey stone decorated along the battlements with patterns of black and white.
Dropping unceremoniously onto the bench beside Alec, he unhooked a cup from his belt and helped himself to the wine.
Blue uniformed guards saluted Myrhini as she and Alec rode under a heavy portcullis and onto the palace grounds.
Moving his saddle and pack onto Patch, Alec slung his bow over one shoulder and followed Seregil onto the Cirna highroad.
While Seregil finished dressing, he wandered out onto the bedroom balcony to watch Alec at his morning shooting in the garden.
Outfitted again, Seregil and Alec leapt onto fresh horses and galloped back to the keep.