latched

My brain latched onto the idea like a starving bear mauling a honeycomb.

Campfire Stories « 2009

That was really sweet of that lady to try to help you get Robin latched on.

You can take the girl out of the anthropology major . . . « A Bird’s Nest 2008

Something in that word latched itself to my mind and made me investigate further.

Netvouz - new bookmarks 2009

Flanery: If we found something that worked, we kind of latched on to it.

HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Sean Patrick Flanery On The Joys of Mongolian Death Worm and More! 2010

Did anyone ever see any of Larry's portfoliowho was he before he "latched" on to her.

Anna Nicole Smith 2007

Firstly, Kat kind of latched onto him in her drunken clingy state.

sierrazen Diary Entry sierrazen 2005

You know, back in the Eisenhower administration, he kind of latched on to golf and that sent golf on to become more popular than it ever was and this is going to do nothing but good for baseball overall.

CNN Transcript May 6, 2001 2001

You had young whites and the anti-war movement; you had young blacks, young black militants, both of whom said, well, "The police are our enemy," and they kind of latched onto Huey Newton as a hero for being accused of shooting this police officer.

The Shadow of the Panther: Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America 1994

So Huey came out of that and came into a celebrity world of limousine liberals, of Hollywood liberals who kind of latched onto him.

The Shadow of the Panther: Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America 1994

Morning Call says the cap was "latched" to the top of the well, located just above the flanges.

Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010