glom
See also: glöm
English
Etymology
From Scottish English glaum (“to grab or snatch at”).
Verb
glom (third-person singular simple present gloms, present participle glomming, simple past and past participle glommed)
- (transitive, informal) To steal, to grab.
- (intransitive) To stare.
- (intransitive, informal) To attach.
- 2000, Jodi Picoult, Plain Truth, page 17,
- “The oil pan cracked, the engine seized, and the internal parts glommed together.”
- 2015, Janet Rae-Dupree, Pat DuPree, Anatomy and Physiology Workbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition, page 217,
- In short, blood comes through the artery (arteriole) and material gloms onto the nephron before twisting through the near (proximal) tubes, looping the loop, twisting through the distant (distal) tubes, and collecting itself at the other end.
- 2000, Jodi Picoult, Plain Truth, page 17,
Translations
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *glōmaz. Cognate with Norwegian glom (“transparent cuticle or membrane”).
Usage notes
- The exact gender of glōm is uncertain. It is usually assumed to be a strong masculine noun.
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