glom
glom · gloms · glommed · glomming
To takeTo take.
/ɡlɒm/
Meaning
3 senses(informal, transitive)To take.
take by theft
(informal, intransitive)To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
кра́стьkrástʹ, хвата́тьxvatátʹ
seize upon or latch onto something
(informal, intransitive)To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
to steal, to grab:
Origin
From Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“toFrom Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“to clutch, seize, grasp, reach for”), from Middle English *clammen, from Old English clæmman (“to pinch, press, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Related to clamp.
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Forms
gloms, glomming, glommed, glommedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle