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glom (v.)
1907, glahm "grab, snatch, steal," American English underworld slang, from Scottish glaum (1715), apparently from Gaelic glam "to handle awkwardly, grab voraciously, devour." Sense of "look at, watch" (1945) apparently is derived from the same source. Related: Glommed; glomming.
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Definitions of glom
Dictionary entries near glom
globe-trotter
globose
globular
globule
glockenspiel
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glomeration
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gloomy
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