Word Study
glom
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb glom has 2 senses
- glom(v = verb.possession) cop, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" is one way to steal
- glom(v = verb.possession) Array - seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" is one way to acquire, get
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
OXFORD DICTIONARY
glom, v. US sl. (glommed, glomming)
1 tr. steal; grab.
2 intr. (usu. foll. by on to) steal; grab.
1 tr. steal; grab.
2 intr. (usu. foll. by on to) steal; grab.
Etymology
var. of Sc. glaum (18th c., of unkn. orig.)
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