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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