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glom

[glom] / glɒm /
NOUN
arrest
Synonyms
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capture detention imprisonment incarceration jailing
STRONG
accommodation apprehension appropriation bag bust captivity collar commitment confinement constraint crimp drop fall gaff grab heat hook mitt nab nail nick nip pickle pinch pull restraining sequestering snare sweep
WEAK
booby trap pick up preventive custody protective custody pull in run-in
Antonyms
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freedom release
STRONG
liberation refusal rise
WEAK
activation encouragement letting go
NOUN
glimpse
Synonyms
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flash glance impression peek sight sighting
STRONG
eye eyeball gander gun lamp peep slant squint swivel
WEAK
look-see quick look
Antonyms
WEAK
stare
VERB
arrest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehend capture catch detain imprison incarcerate jail round up seize
STRONG
bag book brace bust collar drop gaff get grab hook kick nab nail net nick pinch pull secure sidetrack snag tab tag
WEAK
pick up pull in put the arm on put the cuffs on roust run-in take in take prisoner toss in jail
Antonyms
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free let go liberate lose misunderstand release
STRONG
exonerate loosen take up unfasten
WEAK
activate encourage
VERB
catch
Synonyms
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arrest capture grab pick seize snag snare take trap
STRONG
bag bust clasp claw clench clutch collar cop corral entangle entrap glove grasp grip hook lasso nab nail net pluck prehend secure snatch
WEAK
get one's fingers on lay hold of pounce on take hold of
Antonyms
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free let go liberate lose offer reject release
STRONG
loose loosen unfasten
WEAK
let off
VERB
clutch
Synonyms
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clasp clench cling to fasten grasp grip snatch
STRONG
catch cherish clinch collar embrace grapple harbor hold hook keep nab nail seize snag take
WEAK
put the snare on
Antonyms
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let go loose loosen release
STRONG
abandon forsake free give liberate lose reject
WEAK
unfasten
VERB
grab
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture catch clutch grasp grip seize snag snatch take
STRONG
collar corral grapple hook land nab nail pluck
WEAK
catch hold of get one's fingers on get one's hands on latch onto lay one's hands on snap up take hold of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free let go release
STRONG
give liberate lose offer receive
VERB
grasp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clasp clutch grip
STRONG
bag catch clinch collar corral enclose grapple hold hook land seize snatch take
WEAK
take hold of
Antonyms
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let go
STRONG
be immune free give lose misunderstand offer receive release stop
WEAK
not get
VERB
hang around
Synonyms
WEAK
abide affect dally frequent hang about hang out haunt linger live loiter reside resort roam spend time swell tarry waste time

Example Sentences

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These days, a horror film must also be a blistering allegory for real life, with plenty of subtextual significance for the thinking viewer to glom onto.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

In anti-LGI1 encephalitis, the second most common of these diseases after anti-NMDAR encephalitis, autoantibodies glom onto and impede LGI1 protein, which is found in synapses and helps regulate the transmission of electrical signals between neurons.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

Using mouse antibodies that glom on to proteasomes, and other methods, the investigators found the proteasomes on the surface of neurons in the spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia, sciatic nerve and peripheral nerves innervating skin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2024

These nasty, bloodsucking parasites glom on to you when you least suspect it.

From Scientific American • Aug. 7, 2023

She says it’s because I’m “the right person for the job,” but I know she’s just trying to glom off my reputation as the main guy behind the paper chain project.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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