glom onto (someone or something)
To cling to someone or something. I made a few friends at orientation and glommed onto them until classes started and I met more people.
glom (someone or something)
1. To steal something. That guy looks suspicious—I bet he's gonna try to glom something from the store.
2. To look at someone or something. We all glommed the rock star as he made his way through the crowd.
3. To arrest someone. After trying to glom these guys for months, we were finally able to bring them into the station tonight.
glommed
slang Arrested. Dude, I hear sirens—we're gonna get glommed if we stay here any longer!