glom

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlɒm/ Rhymes: -ɒm === Etymology 1 === From Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“to clutch, seize, grasp, reach for”), from Middle English *clammen, from Old English clæmman (“to pinch, press, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Related to clamp. ==== Verb ==== glom (third-person singular simple present gloms, present participle glomming, simple past and past participle glommed) (transitive, informal) To take. (intransitive, informal) To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto. (intransitive, informal) To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration. ===== Alternative forms ===== glomb, glomp ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== glom, entry in TheFreeDictionary.com. === Etymology 2 === Variant of glaum, gloom (“to frown, scowl, stare at”). ==== Verb ==== glom (third-person singular simple present gloms, present participle glomming, simple past and past participle glommed) (intransitive) Alternative form of glaum (“look, stare”). === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== glom (plural gloms) (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of glomerulus. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔm === Verb === glom singular past indicative of glimmen == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *glōm, from Proto-Germanic *glōmaz. Cognate with Norwegian glom (“transparent cuticle or membrane”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡloːm/ Rhymes: -oːm === Noun === glōm m gloom; twilight, gloaming darkness ==== Usage notes ==== The exact gender of glōm is uncertain. It is usually assumed to be a strong masculine noun. ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ǣfenglōm mistglōm nihtglōm ==== Related terms ==== *glōmian glōmung ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: *glom English: gloom Scots: glom, gloam