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glom

glom [ glom ] (past and past participle glommed, present participle glom·ming, 3rd person present singular gloms)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. grab something: to grab or seize hold of something
businesspeople who glom any idea that has been floated by a management guru

2. begin to understand: to begin to understand or realize something
Kids soon glom onto what's considered to be cool.

[Early 20th century. Probably variant of Scottish English glaum "snatch at," origin ?]
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