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, rip off, rip | Take without the owner's consent |
Spanish | chivarse, hurtar, mangar, robar |
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 |
Spanish | robar |
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