All glom synonyms
glom
G g noun glom
- confinement β Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- pickle β a single grain or kernel, as of barley or corn.
- mitt β Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- gaff β harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
- swivel β a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
- slant β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- gun β Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.
- lamp β any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- gander β a town in E Newfoundland, in Canada: airport on the great circle route between New York and northern Europe.
- peep β to utter the short, shrill little cry of a young bird, a mouse, etc.; cheep; squeak.
- squint β to look with the eyes partly closed.
- pick up β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pull in β to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- run in β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- protective custody β detention of a person by the police solely as protection against a possible attack or reprisal by someone.
- look-see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
verb glom
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- tag β a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
- tab β ht
- sidetrack β any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- snag β a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- book β A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
- net β net income, profit, or the like.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- kick β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- lasso β a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- grip β the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- pluck β to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- clench β When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- clasp β If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- cop β A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
- clutch β If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
- glove β a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- corral β In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- claw β The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet.
- harbor β a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- clinch β If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- grapple β to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- cherish β If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- land β Edwin Herbert, 1909β91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- roust β to rout, as from a place: to roust someone out of bed.
- take in β the act of taking.
- put the arm on β the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- lay hold of β to seize or grasp