glommed
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glom (someone or something)
1. To steal something. That guy looks suspicious—I bet he's gonna try to glom something from the store. Ethel forgot to put that expensive necklace in the safe, and one of the party guests glommed it. You glommed that lipstick? Oh my gosh, I can't believe you didn't pay for it!
2. To look at someone or something. We all glommed the rock star as he made his way through the crowd. A: "Why are you glomming me like that?" B: "Because you have blue hair!" No, I didn't glom the map because I thought I knew where I was going!
3. To arrest someone. After trying to glom these guys for months, we were finally able to bring them into the station tonight. I heard the police glommed Tom last night. The police will glom all of us if they catch us drinking—we are underage, you know.
See also: glom
glommed
slang Arrested. Dude, I hear sirens—we're gonna get glommed if we stay here any longer! I heard Tom got glommed by the police. We'll all get glommed by the cops if they catch us drinking—we are underage, you know.
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glommed
(glɑmd) mod. arrested. (Underworld.) Wilmer got glommed on a speeding charge. I didn’t even know he could drive.
See also: glom
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