To catch; lay hold of.
To close or lock as if with a latch.
A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
To grasp or take hold of (an object) suddenly, forcibly, or tightly.
To take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to (a plan, idea, ideology, cause, practice, method, etc.); to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.
To take possession of or claim (an idea, person, event, etc.) as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.