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verb
- Astronomers often use "glom" instead of using the longer and more unwieldy conglomerate.
- to gather into a ball or rounded mass.
- to collect or cluster together.
Materials in orbit of a star can glom together to form a planet.
glom by Maev October 2, 2007
Related Words
to steal, swipe or nab
"Somebody glommed the SD 80/90 MACs!" - Ralph Israel
glom by Douglas Weltman June 22, 2003
1) A needy emotional person, usually estranged from their familiar pairing for what ever reason, yet trying with embarrassing futility to remain attached to that soon to be ex partner, resulting in any of a variety of conclusions.
She's so sickening to watch glom all over him.
glom by jrh5356 April 15, 2005
(n) Used to describe a large group of males gathered around one specific female, often due to the lack of females in a vicinity.
(v) to attach to a group of other males gathered around a specific female.
From: conglomerate
There was a glom in her dormroom and she basked in the attention.
glom by carta December 18, 2005
This is a negative term for attaching oneself to a person, a relationship, or even an idea where one does not really belong. It implies sticking like chewing gum or bird poop. Something that nice people don't do to other people unless they are weird, strange or in some way detached from reality.
My brother continues to glom himself onto my

friends because he can't make any on his own.