glommed
Grabbed and held
Glommed is the past tense of glom, meaning to grab, seize, or latch onto something.
Originally American slang, it suggests taking possession eagerly or stealthily: He glommed onto the last piece of pizza.
To glom onto an idea is to adopt it enthusiastically: She glommed onto the theory and wouldn't let go.
Took suddenly by hand
- snatchedTook quickly, abruptly
- latchedFastened with hook mechanism
- clutchedHeld firmly in hand
- snaggedCaught or obtained
nabbed · attached · fastened · clung · gripped · hooked · clamped · clasped
Taken unlawfully
- pilferedTook in small amounts
- swipedTook illicitly or scanned
- liftedRaised upward
- filchedStole casually
purloined · took · misappropriated · commandeered · annexed · usurped · borrowed · copied
Clutched or understood
- caught onUnderstood or spread
- realizedBecame aware of
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
- gotObtained previously
figured out · perceived · discerned · fathomed · picked up · absorbed · digested · cottoned on
grabbed
Took suddenly by hand
snagged · nabbed · attached · fastened · clung · gripped · hooked · clamped · clasped · stuck
stolen
Taken unlawfully
filched · purloined · took · misappropriated · commandeered · annexed · usurped · borrowed · copied · adopted
grasped
Clutched or understood
- caught onUnderstood or spread
- realizedBecame aware of
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
got · figured out · perceived · discerned · fathomed · picked up · absorbed · digested · cottoned on · twigged
glommedreleased
Set free from confinement
let go · dropped · relinquished · unclasped · freed
glommeddetached
Apart or uninvolved
separated · disengaged · unstuck · pulled away · peeled off
glommedgave away
Transferred without payment
surrendered · relinquished · handed over · forfeited · ceded