verb (used with object)
1.
to steal.
2.
to catch or grab.
3.
to look at.
noun
Verb phrases 4.
a look or glimpse.
5.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; compare Scots glaum, glam to snatch at, glammis jaws of a vise, apparently < Scots Gaelic glàm to grab, clutch, influenced by clam2
1895–1900, Americanism; compare Scots glaum, glam to snatch at, glammis jaws of a vise, apparently < Scots Gaelic glàm to grab, clutch, influenced by clam2
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glom (ɡlɒm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by on to) | |
| 1. | to attach oneself to or associate oneself with |
| 2. | (US) to acquire, esp without paying |
| [C20: from Scots glaum] | |
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Word Origin & History
glom
1907, from glahm "grab, snatch, steal," Amer.Eng. underworld slang, from Scot. glaum (1715), from Gael. glam "to handle awkwardly, grab voraciously, devour." Sense of "look at, watch" (1945) is apparently derived from the same word.
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Slang Dictionary
glom definition[glɑm]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Left undisturbed, they'd glom onto each other and become a fortress of twisted shells.
And so wherever there were facilities, in various agencies, he would glom on to them.
Which is why barnacles, algae, and other marine organisms that glom onto hulls or bodies are such pests.
He's able to glom on to something someone said and repeat it as if it were his own thought.
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