Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - glom
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v. US sl. (glommed, glomming) 1 tr. steal; grab. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by on to) steal; grab. Etymology: var. of Sc. glaum (18th c., of unkn. orig.) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ v AmE informal to take something, especially an idea, opinion etc, and make it your own + onto (Watch how the kids glom onto this new style.) gloom ~ n 1 especially literary almost complete darkness (A tall figure appeared in the canyon's gloom.) 2 a feeling of great sadness and lack of hope (The officers sat sunk in gloom.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1907, from glahm "grab, snatch, steal," Amer.Eng. underworld slang, from Scot. glaum (1715), from Gael. glam "to handle awkwardly, grab voraciously, devour." Sense of "look at, watch" (1945) is apparently derived from the same word. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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