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- Dictionaryglom/ɡlɒm/
verb
- 1. steal: "I thought he was about to glom my wallet"
- 2. become stuck or attached to: "the ice gloms on to bridge pilings"
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The meaning of GLOM is take, steal. How to use glom in a sentence. Did you know?
noun. a look or glimpse. verb phrase. to take hold or possession of: He wanted to glom onto some of that money. glom. / ɡlɒm / verb. trfoll byon to to attach oneself to or associate oneself with. to acquire, esp without paying.
glom. /glɑm/. IPA guide. Other forms: glommed; glomming; gloms. To figuratively grab or seize something is to glom onto it. A local newspaper might simply glom onto whatever stories the larger national papers are covering.
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). 3. a. To focus the attention on or become interested in someone or something: The media glommed on to the heartbreaking story. b.
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glom /ˈglɑːm/ verb
gloms; glommed; glomming
glom
/ˈglɑːm/
verb
[phrasal verb] or glom onto
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glom on to (something or someone) or glom onto (something or someone)
: to take (something) for your own use
•He glommed on to other people's ideas as if they were his own.
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glom in British English. (ɡlɒm ) verb Word forms: gloms, glomming, glommed slang. 1. (transitive; foll by on to) to attach oneself to or associate oneself with. 2. US. to acquire, esp without paying. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of glom verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
