| VERB | possession | glom, hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off | take by theft |
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| possession | glom | seize upon or latch onto something |
| Meaning | Take by theft. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off | |
| Broader | steal | Take without the owner's consent |
| Meaning | seize upon or latch onto something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater" | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |