Antonyms for glom
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : glom |
| Phonetic Transcription : glÉ’m |
- abandon
- activate
- activation
- be immune
- disbelieve
- disentangle
- encourage
- encouragement
- exclude
- exonerate
- fail
- forsake
- free
- freedom
- give
- ignore
- let go
- let off
- letting go
- liberate
- liberation
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- misplace
- miss
- misunderstand
- not get
- offer
- push
- receive
- refusal
- refuse
- reject
- release
- rise
- stare
- stop
- take up
- unfasten
Definition of glom
Origin :- 1907, glahm "grab, snatch, steal," American English underworld slang, from Scottish glaum (1715), apparently from Gaelic glam "to handle awkwardly, grab voraciously, devour." Sense of "look at, watch" (1945) apparently is derived from the same source. Related: Glommed; glomming.
- As in arrest : noun taking into custody
- As in glimpse : noun brief look
- As in arrest : verb take into authorized custody
- As in hang around : verb associate
- As in catch : verb ensnare, apprehend
- As in clutch : verb grab, snatch
- As in grab : verb latch on to
- As in grasp : verb grab
- That one to ‘glom’ all the land between Willow Creek and the mountain.
- Extract from : « The Fighting Shepherdess » by Caroline Lockhart
- "Glom a shovel for me and get an ax and pick and I'll be right with you," Angus told him.
- Extract from : « The Land of Strong Men » by Arthur M. Chisholm
- I'll go as far as the next man and we'll glom that black coral if we have to slaughter every man, woman, and child on the island.
- Extract from : « Captain Scraggs » by Peter B. Kyne
Synonyms for glom
- abide
- accommodation
- affect
- apprehend
- apprehension
- appropriation
- arrest
- bag
- booby trap
- book
- brace
- bust
- captivity
- capture
- catch
- catch hold of
- cherish
- clasp
- claw
- clench
- clinch
- cling to
- clutch
- collar
- commitment
- confinement
- constraint
- cop
- corral
- crimp
- dally
- detain
- detention
- drop
- embrace
- enclose
- entangle
- entrap
- eye
- eyeball
- fall
- fasten
- flash
- frequent
- gaff
- gander
- get
- get one's fingers on
- get one's hands on
- glance
- glom
- glove
- grab
- grapple
- grasp
- grip
- gun
- hang about
- hang out
- harbor
- haunt
- heat
- hold
- hook
- impression
- imprison
- imprisonment
- incarcerate
- incarceration
- jail
- jailing
- keep
- kick
- lamp
- land
- lasso
- lay hold of
- lay one's hands on
- linger
- live
- loiter
- look-see
- mitt
- nab
- nail
- net
- nick
- nip
- peek
- peep
- pick
- pick up
- pickle
- pinch
- pluck
- pounce on
- prehend
- preventive custody
- protective custody
- pull
- pull in
- put the arm on
- put the cuffs on
- put the snare on
- quick look
- reside
- resort
- restraining
- roam
- round up
- roust
- run in
- secure
- seize
- sequestering
- sidetrack
- sight
- sighting
- slant
- snag
- snap up
- snare
- snatch
- spend time
- squint
- sweep
- swell
- swivel
- tab
- tag
- take
- take hold of
- take in
- take prisoner
- tarry
- toss in jail
- trap
- waste time
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