glom

ɡlɒm

glommed, glomming

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Definition of glom - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

action

tr.

Rare

grab hold of something quickly

tr.

Rare

She managed to glom the falling book.

seize

snatch

cling parasitically

intr.

Rare

attach oneself to someone or something in a parasitic manner

intr.

Rare

He would glom onto any wealthy investor at the party.

adhere

attach

cling

take stealthily

tr.

Rare

steal or take without permission

tr.

Rare

She managed to glom several samples from the expo.

pinch

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Expressions with glom

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glom on

take enthusiastic interest in something

She glommed on to the idea of starting her own business.

glom onto

attach oneself to something or someone

She tends to glom onto new friends quickly.

Origin of glom

Scottish, glom (to grab)

Examples of glom in a sentence

The cat managed to glom the toy from the shelf.
She tends to glom onto popular trends.
The stray cat would glom onto anyone who fed it.
He tried to glom a few cookies from the jar.
They planned to glom some office supplies.

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French:attraper, s'accrocher, ...
German:ergreifen, klammern, ...
Italian:afferrare, attaccarsi, ...
Spanish:agarrar, adherirse, ...
Portuguese:agarrar, agarrar-se, ...
Chinese:抓住, 依附, ...
Japanese:つかむ, くっつく, ...
Arabic:خَطَفَ, تَعَلَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:לִתְפּוֹס, לְהִדָּבֵק, ...
Russian:схватывать, прилипать, ...
Ukrainian:схопити, чіплятися, ...
Hindi:जल्दी से पकड़ना, चिपकना, ...
Bengali:ধরে ফেলা, আটকে থাকা, ...
Catalan:agafar, aferrar-se, ...
Czech:popadnout, přilepit se na někoho, ...
Danish:gribe, klamre sig, ...
Dutch:grijpen, vastklampen, ...
Greek:αρπάζω, προσκολλώ, ...
Hungarian:megragadni, rátapadni, ...
Khmer:ឆក់យក, តោងអ្នកមាន, ...
Korean:붙잡다, 달라붙다, ...
Persian:بقاپید, چسبیدن, ...
Polish:złapać, przyczepić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):agarrar, agarrar-se, ...
Romanian:a apuca, a agăța, ...
Swedish:fånga, klänga sig fast vid, ...
Thai:คว้า, เกาะติด, ...
Turkish:kapmak, yapışmak, ...
Vietnamese:chộp lấy, bám vào, ...

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