"glom on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-glom on.ogg [Australia] Forms: gloms on [present, singular, third-person], glomming on [participle, present], glommed on [participle, past], glommed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} glom on (third-person singular simple present gloms on, present participle glomming on, simple past and past participle glommed on)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To attach oneself to something. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-glom_on-en-verb-~Y3XEHlK
  2. (intransitive) To comprehend something. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (understand): cotton on
    Sense id: en-glom_on-en-verb-je82sZgQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 16 84 Disambiguation of 'understand': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: glom onto

Inflected forms

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