What is "latched on"

Usage examples of "latched on".

Winnie ought to have been obvious but those kids of yours latched on to Teddy Bear and there was no arguing them out of it.

She reached out to help my mother, and my mother latched on to Grandma and wrestled her onto the table.

I was relieved that the boy had latched on to Lord Golden so firmly.

When his hatchling latched on and started drinking of her mommy’.

Jeremy had latched on to him in lieu of Vince and Linda, with whom Jeremy had avowed nothing in common but age.

Carey said, his arms spread wide to make himself imposing without actually grabbing for the man, but Suliya latched on to Ramble's arm and suddenly found herself facing his teeth, spared a serious bite only because Ramble's neck didn't reach nearly as long as he thought it should.

Riggs: if we cannot stop them, they are to cut the carrying-harness loose, all of it, and be sure you keep latched on as you go.

She knew that Laura was trapped in the cellar of the burning house and that these doors were the only way out, but the doors were latched on the inside.

It latched on, and a jetway snaked out and enveloped its outer side.