glom onto sth/sb
US informal — phrasal verb with glom /ɡlɒm/
/ɡlɑːm/ verb Definition
› to become very interested in something such as a new idea or fashion or in someone: Retailers are glomming onto a new fashion among teens for outsize clothes. This guy glommed onto me at Tasha's party and wouldn't take no for an answer.Getting involved for one's own benefit or against others' willTaking part and getting involved › to get or take something that you want: He's glommed onto a couple of my comics and I can't get them back off him.Getting, receiving and acceptingCapturing or taking possession of things
(Definition of glom onto sth/sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acquire verb
- acquisition noun
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