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Glom

verb/ɡʌstˈeɪʃən/
Definition
take by theft
seize upon or latch onto something
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɡʌstˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡlˈɒm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡlˈɒm/
1 syllable Say it as /ɡʌstˈeɪʃən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
hookcopthieveknock offsnitch
Parts of Speech
verbtake by theft
“Someone snitched my wallet!”
verbseize upon or latch onto something
“The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater”
Word Forms
snitchernouna thief who steals without using violence
thievingnounthe act of taking something from someone unlawfully
thieverynounthe act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Around the World
Europe
🇳🇱Dutch
somber
nemen door diefstal
🇵🇹Portuguese
glorioso
levar por roubo
🇷🇺Russian
мрачный
захватить воровством
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ग्लोम
चोरी से ले लो
🇧🇩Bengali
গ্লোম
চুরি করে নেওয়া
🇮🇳Tamil
பிரகாசம்
திருட்டு மூலம் எடுக்க
🇮🇳Telugu
చీకటి
దొంగతనం ద్వారా తీసుకోండి
🇮🇳Marathi
ग्लोम
चोरी करून घेणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગ્લોમ
ચોરી દ્વારા લો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗ್ಲಾಮ್
ಕಳ್ಳತನದಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗ്ലോം
മോഷണം കൊണ്ട് എടുക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਲੋਮ
ਚੋਰੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਲੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
گلوم
چوری سے لے لو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
格洛姆
盗窃
🇯🇵Japanese
暗い
窃盗によって奪う
🇰🇷Korean
글롬
도둑질하다
🇹🇭Thai
แวววาว
เอาไปโดยการโจรกรรม
🇮🇩Indonesian
suram
ambil dengan cara mencuri
🇲🇾Malay
kelam
ambil dengan cara mencuri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كآبة
تأخذ عن طريق السرقة
🇮🇷Persian
گلوم
با دزدی گرفتن
🇹🇷Turkish
kasvet
hırsızlıkla almak
🇮🇱Hebrew
גלום
לקחת בגניבה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'glom'?
The primary meaning of 'glom' is 'take by theft'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'glom' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'glom' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'glom' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'glom' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'glom' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'glom' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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