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glom Listen to audio/ˈglɑ:m/ verb
gloms; glommed; glom·ming
[+ obj] US, informal : to take or get (something)
The book consists of a collection of humorous essays glommed [=taken] from popular magazines.
glom on to or glom onto [phrasal verb]
glom on to (something or someone) or glom onto (something or someone)
1 : to take (something) for your own use
He glommed on to other people's ideas as if they were his own.
2 : to become strongly attached to or associated with (someone or something)
The coating gloms on to the plastic during heating. He glommed onto me at the party, and I was stuck talking to him all night.
3 : to become aware of (something)
Other businesses have not yet glommed on to the potential of this new technology.

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