| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| glom |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  gl m |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: glommed, glom·ming, gloms
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. Slang To steal. 2. To seize; grab. 3. To look or stare at. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To seize upon or latch onto something: “The country has glommed onto the spectacle of a wizard showman turning the tables on his inquisitors” (Mary McGrory). | | NOUN: | A glimpse; a look. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably from Scots glam, to snatch at.
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