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Definitions for Glom

[1] to steal.
[2] to catch or grab.
[3] to look at.
[4] a look or glimpse.
[5] glom onto , to take hold or possession of: He wanted to glom onto some of that money.
[6] (tr foll by on to ) to attach oneself to or associate oneself with
[7] US to acquire, esp without paying

Words related to Glom

capture, incarceration, imprisonment, detention, peek, impression, flash, sight, glance, sighting, incarcerate, seize, apprehend, detain, jail, imprison, catch, snag, arrest

Words nearby Glom

glochid, glochidium, glock, glockenspiel, glogg, glom, glomal, glomangioma, glomangiosis, glomectomy, glomerate

Origin of Glom

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

Word origin for Glom

C20: from Scots glaum

Synonyms for Glom

capture, detention, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag, bust, captivity, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, drop, fall, gaff, grab, heat, hook, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pickle, pinch, pull, restraining, sequestering, snare, sweep, booby trap, pick up, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, run in