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glom

(glŏm) Slang

v. glommed, glom·ming, gloms

v.intr.

1. To grab or hold onto something: The child glommed on to her mother's arm.

2. To become attached to something; stick: "The candies had glommed together in the heat" (Porter Shreve).

a. To focus the attention on or become interested in someone or something: The media glommed on to the heartbreaking story.

b. To understand or realize: finally glommed on to the fact that he had been joking.

v.tr.

1. To cause to adhere; join together: "Hydrogen atoms ... were glommed together by the amazing gravitational forces inside that orb a million kilometers across" (David Campbell).

2. To get into one's hands or possession; grab or obtain: glommed the photo off the desk.

3. To steal: glommed the necklace from the safe.

a. To look or stare at: glommed the woman who entered the bar.

b. To understand; realize: finally glommed what was going on.

[Probably from Scots glam, to snatch at.]

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glom

(ɡlɒm)

vb, gloms, glomming or glommed

1. (foll by: on to) to attach oneself to or associate oneself with

2. US to acquire, esp without paying

[C20: from Scots glaum]

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glom

(glɒm)

v. glommed, glom•ming,
n. Slang. v.t.

1. to steal.

2. to catch or grab.

3. to look at.

4. glom onto, to grab; get hold of.

5. a glimpse.

[1895–1900; compare Scots glaum, glam to snatch at]

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Verb	1.	glom - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" cop, snitch, thieve, knock off, hook steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	2.	glom - seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

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