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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?
A local newspaper might simply glom onto whatever stories the larger national papers are covering. While you can also use glom to simply mean "steal," as when a pickpocket gloms your wallet in the subway, today we often use this verb to describe a kind of latching on to an idea, issue, or topic.
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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 is an informal verb that means to take or get something, or to become attached to or aware of something. Learn how to use glom in different contexts and phrases with Britannica Dictionary.
Definition of glom verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
2 meanings: slang 1. to attach oneself to or associate oneself with 2. US to acquire, esp without paying.... Click for more definitions.
Glom definition: to steal.. See examples of GLOM used in a sentence.
