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v. glommed, glom·ming, gloms v.intr. 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. To understand or realize: finally glommed on to the fact that he had been joking. v.tr. 1. To cause to adhere; join together: "Hydrogen atoms ... were glommed together by the amazing gravitational forces inside that orb a million kilometers across" (David Campbell). 2. To get into one's hands or possession; grab or obtain: glommed the photo off the desk. 3. To steal: glommed the necklace from the safe. 4. a. To look or stare at: glommed the woman who entered the bar. b. To understand; realize: finally glommed what was going on. [Probably from Scots glam, to snatch at.] |
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