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Glom
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- 1 Clipping of glomerulus. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
- 2 Acronym of girls living off men. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, attributive, neologism, rare, sometimes
- 1 To take. informal, transitive
"Mac glommed a handful of Bott's hair and ear and twisted it, “Ya be listenin' ta me now that I 'ave yer attention. And ifin ya don't, I'll be obliged ta hack off yer pretty little ear wif me blade. Would ya like that, Mr. Mouth,[…]"
- 2 Alternative form of glaum (“look, stare”). alt-of, alternative, intransitive
"She glommed at herself from every angle that could be achieved by twisting her neck, backing off from the mirror with her hands on her overalled hips and tossing back the tumble of dark curls that, like Birdie's, lay thick and hot[…]"
- 3 seize upon or latch onto something wordnet
- 4 To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto. informal, intransitive
"Winslow glommed at once onto the benefits of such an arrangement. “So I would set the terms, conditions, and whatever fee I chose to pay myself?” “You catch on quick!” said the cuddly clerk impishly."
- 5 take by theft wordnet
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- 6 To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration. informal, intransitive
"“The oil pan cracked, the engine seized, and the internal parts glommed together.”"
Etymology
From Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“to clutch, seize, grasp, reach for”), from Middle English *clammen, from Old English clæmman (“to pinch, press, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Related to clamp.
Variant of glaum, gloom (“to frown, scowl, stare at”).
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