glom

/ɡlɑm/
verb
  1. To take, grab, or steal something, often in a quick or sneaky way.
    • She glommed the best seat in the theater by arriving early.
    • He tried to glom the last cookie before anyone else could reach it.
    • The kid glommed a handful of candy from the bowl when no one was looking.
  2. To understand or grasp something, especially a concept or idea.
    • He finally glommed what the teacher was explaining.
    • It took me a while to glom the rules of the game.
    • Once you glom the basic idea, the rest is easy.
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