glom
has definitions from the field of criminal law
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[ verb ] (criminal law) take by theft
Examples "Someone snitched my wallet!" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)You then descended one story , glommed a television_set from the music room - the only constructive feature of your visit , by_the_way - and , returning to the ground_floor , entered the master_bedroom . |
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[ verb ] seize upon or latch onto something
Examples "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" Related terms |
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