Definitions
seize upon or latch onto something
Word origin
From Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“to clutch, seize, grasp, reach for”), from Middle English *clammen, from Old English clæmman (“to pinch, press, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Related to clamp.
Used in a sentence
“As soon as I was alone I glommed a quick gander into the bedroom, saw the Bonham punk was resting quietly under the covers. I withdrew, made myself cozy in an easy chair, began burning gaspers and reading magazines.”
“Currently scripting RKO B westerns, under yet another monicker, the work fronted by a politically acceptable hack writer who glommed a 35 percent cut.”
“Winslow glommed at once onto the benefits of such an arrangement. “So I would set the terms, conditions, and whatever fee I chose to pay myself?” “You catch on quick!” said the cuddly clerk impishly.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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