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glom onto
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adopt, acquire |
| Synonyms: | annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, clap hands on, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, get fingers on, get hands on, glom onto, grab, grab hold of, hijack, kipe, liberate, moonlight requisition, preempt, seize, snatch, swipe, take over, usurp |
| Notes: | assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case' |
| Antonyms: | leave, let alone, not take |
| Main Entry: | clasp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab tightly |
| Synonyms: | attack, bear hug, buckle, clamp, clinch, clip, clutch, coll, concatenate, connect, embrace, enfold, fasten, glom onto, grapple, grasp, grip, hold, hug, pin, press, seize, snatch, squeeze, take |
| Antonyms: | let go, loose |
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