glom
IPA: gɫˈɑm
noun
- (medicine, colloquial) Short for glomerulus. [(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine]
verb
- (transitive, informal) To take.
- (intransitive, informal) To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
- (intransitive, informal) To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.
- (intransitive) Alternative form of glaum (“look, stare”). [(Scotland) To grasp or snatch (at), usually feebly or ineffectually; to grope (at) with the hands, as in the dark.]
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Examples of "glom" in Sentences
- Just glom the facts out of it and re write it.
- Maybe glom some copy from the main cheese page, then add to it.
- I can see the Jews disgust at other groups trying to glom onto their idea.
- Meanwhile have a glom at some high traffic articles in the social sciences.
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