Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1. 
 take by theft; 
- Example: "Someone snitched my wallet!"[syn: hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom]
2.  seize upon or latch onto something; 
- Example: "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
glom
    v 1: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: hook,
         snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom]
    2: seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed
       onto Whitewater"