glom has definitions from the field of criminal law
1
[ 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 .

Related terms

steal larceny

2
[ verb ] seize upon or latch onto something

Examples

"The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"

Related terms

get

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