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How to pronounce glom in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cop, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve
Type of rip, rip off, steal
Type Words
Type of acquire, get


The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater.

Examples of glom

glom
There is, he said, fear of ridicule and the tendency to glom onto easy answers.
From the boston.com
These errors occur when genes from one chromosome glom onto another chromosome.
From the sciencedaily.com
Kids who are raised in atheist houses often glom on to the religion of other kids.
From the theatlantic.com
So rare it is for anything in Albany to glom the national sports headlines.
From the timesunion.com
While Chad Ochocinco is trying to glom attention and get fined, Favre is winning the game.
From the timesunion.com
Stir the noodles during the first couple of minutes so they don't glom onto one another.
From the denverpost.com
It's such a good point that I might have to glom onto it and add my two cents on the issue.
From the scienceblogs.com
If no one cared about Reagan or his legacy, no one would try to glom onto them or reinvent them.
From the washingtontimes.com
But even he couldn't resist trying to glom onto the coattails of the NCAAs at this time of year.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Hook: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
  • Seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
  • To steal, to grab; to stare; To attach
  • The epithelial component (Bowman's capsule) of the glomerulus.
  • V. To group or gather, as in "to glom at a concert" or "they glommed at Matchsticks last night."
  • N. - the one, or sometimes two people in a crowd who attach themselves to the band, or to me, the way super glue gets on your fingers and as you frantically try to disconnect your digits, the glom just gets more fingers involved.
  • Glenoid labrum ovoid mass