Word:
Glom
Status:
Verb(transitive)
Meaning:
To take or get(something): to grab someone in order to support oneself.
Sentences:
1) The manager glommed the shoplifter before he could run away.
2) He glommed me by the shoulder.
Origin:
Alteration of English dialect galum which means 'to grab'.
First use:
1907
Synonyms:
bag, capture, collar, get, catch
Antonyms:
miss, drop
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