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glom

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡlɒm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glom)

Inflections of 'glom' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

gloms: v 3rd person singular

glomming: v pres p

glommed: v past

glommed: v past p

glom (glom),USA pronunciation v., glommed, glom•ming, n. [Slang.]
v.t.

Slang Termsto steal.
Slang Termsto catch or grab.
Slang Termsto look at.

v.i.

glom onto, to take hold or possession of:He wanted to glom onto some of that money.

Slang Termsa look or glimpse.

Scots Gaelic glàm to grab, clutch, influenced by clam²
compare Scots glaum, glam to snatch at, glammis jaws of a vise, apparently 1895–1900, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

glom /ɡlɒm/ vb (gloms, glomming, glommed) slang

(transitive) followed by on to: to attach oneself to or associate oneself with
US to acquire, esp without paying

Etymology: 20th Century: from Scots glaum

'glom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gloaming

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