ضم

8 اضطمّ الشَّىْءَ ذ He drew, brought, or gathered, the thing to himself: (K:) the ط is substituted for ت because of the ض. (Az, TA.) ― -b2- Hence, in a trad., اضطمّ بَعْضُهُمْ اـِلَى بَعْضٍ [ They drew near, or close, one to another ]. (TA. [See also 6.]) And, in another trad., اضطمّ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ The people, or men, pushed, pressed, crowded, or thronged, together upon him. (TA.) ― -b3- And اضطمّ عَلَيْهِ It comprised it, or enclosed it. (K.) You say, اِضْطَمَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضُّلُوعُ The ribs comprised it, or enclosed it. (S. [See also 7.])