Definitions for GLOMglɒm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
glom*glɒm(v.; n.)glommed, glom•ming
(v.t.)to steal.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
to catch or grab.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
to look at.
Category: Status (usage)
glom onto,to grab; get hold of.
Category: Verb Phrase
(n.)a glimpse.
Category: Status (usage)
* Slang..
Origin of glom:
1895–1900; cf. Scots glaum, glam to snatch at
Princeton's WordNet
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom(verb)
take by theft
"Someone snitched my wallet!"
glom(verb)
seize upon or latch onto something
"The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
Wiktionary
glom(Verb)
To steal, to grab
glom(Verb)
to stare.
glom(Verb)
To attach.
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