verb
glom
Glom (verb) means to take firm hold of something; to catch or fasten onto it.
verb
1
To take firm hold of something; to catch or fasten onto it.
"known what she was thinking, for his mind had glommed at the same time onto the same possibility: that Margo's grumpy but otherwise seemingly harmless, neighbor, whom they had interviewed before, could, after all, be the kidnapper."
— Linda O. Johnston, Not a Moment Too Soon (2010)
"Bisexuals, she said, glommed onto lesbians because they feared their fathers, or had been devastated by ex-boyfriends."
— Sarah Terez Rosenblum, After 15 Years Of Lesbianism, I'm Dating Men And I Have No Idea What I'm Doing (2014)
2
To stick or clump together into a mass.
"The following day when Fiona had gone to pour the poteen into a smaller bottle so that she could use the bigger one to store cooking oil, nearly a half a dozen undissolved aspirin tablets were glommed at the bottom of the bottle."
— Susan Kiernan-Lewis, The Irish End Games (2013)
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Etymology
This word comes from Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“to clutch, seize, grasp, reach for”). That in turn goes back to Middle English *clammen, from Old English clæmman (“to pinch, press, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. It is related to clamp.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of glom?
"glom" (verb) means to take firm hold of something; to catch or fasten onto it.
What is another word for glom?
Other words for "glom" include hook, cop, thieve, snitch.
What are the different meanings of glom?
"glom" has 2 main meanings: 1. To take firm hold of something; to catch or fasten onto it; 2. To stick or clump together into a mass.
