glom onto

glom onto
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "glom onto":
present tense I/you/we/they glom onto he/she/it gloms onto present participle glomming onto past tense glommed onto past participle glommed onto American informal
1) glom onto something to become very interested in something
2) glom onto something to become firmly attached to something

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