glom

Plural: gloms

Verb

Verb Forms: glommed, glomming, gloms

To steal, seize, or grasp something, often quickly or surreptitiously.
take by theft
seize upon or latch onto something
- "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
To take.
To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.
Alternative form of glaum (“look, stare”).

Noun

Clipping of glomerulus.

Examples

He tried to glom onto the triple word score, but his opponent blocked him.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

cop, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve

Scrabble Score: 7

glom: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
glom: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glom: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

glom: valid Words With Friends Word