glomb

Verb

glom (third-person singular simple present gloms, present participle glomming, simple past and past participle glommed)

1. (informal, transitive) To take.
   • Mac glommed a handful of Bott's hair and ear and twisted it, “Ya be listenin' ta me now that I 'ave yer attention. And ifin ya don't, I'll be obliged ta hack off yer pretty little ear wif me blade. Would ya like that, Mr. Mouth,[…]2013 October 18, Thom Thomas, ...Give or Take a Shilling.: Discovery, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 380
2. (informal, intransitive) To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
   • Winslow glommed at once onto the benefits of such an arrangement. “So I would set the terms, conditions, and whatever fee I chose to pay myself?” “You catch on quick!” said the cuddly clerk impishly.2008 December 31, Merritt Abrash, Things in Heaven and Earth, Author House, →ISBN, page 274
3. (informal, intransitive) To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.
   • “The oil pan cracked, the engine seized, and the internal parts glommed together.”2000, Jodi Picoult, Plain Truth, page 17