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See more synonyms for glut on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), glut·ted, glut·ting. to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite. to feed or fill to excess; cloy. to flood (the market) with a particular item or service so that the supply greatly exceeds the demand. to choke up: to glut a channel. Show More
verb (used without object), glut·ted, glut·ting. to eat to satiety or to excess. Show More
a full supply. an excessive supply or amount; surfeit. an act of glutting or the state of being glutted. Show More
Origin of glut 1275–1325; Middle English gluten, back formation from
glutun glutton1 Related forms glut·ting·ly , adverb o·ver·glut , verb (used with object), o·ver·glut·ted, o·ver·glut·ting. un·glut·ted , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for glut oversupply ,
saturation ,
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plenitude ,
superfluity ,
surfeit ,
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nimiety ,
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cram Examples from the Web for glut Contemporary Examples of glut But if Democrats are faced with the reality of a glut of qualified candidates, Republicans are assembling more of a fantasy team.
And given the current glut in fossil fuels, it might even be a better economic bet to wait a few years.
Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.
But should you lack the energy to sift through the glut of options yourself, we can at least helpfully endorse this one.
On the other hand, there is, in fact, a glut of perfectly healthy and well-behaved dogs and cats that need homes.
Historical Examples of glut Expose thy naked and unprotected head to glut his vengeance.
You may glut yourself with his suffering and feed fat your revenge.
When there is a glut in the market, Jonathan, you know what happens.
My employers are enough to glut your rage an' you were a tiger.
Periods of glut and want of work will be impossible in the new community.
British Dictionary definitions for glut an excessive amount, as in the production of a crop, often leading to a fall in price the act of glutting or state of being glutted Show More
verb gluts , glutting or glutted (tr) to feed or supply beyond capacity to supply (a market) with a commodity in excess of the demand for it to cram full or choke up to glut a passage Show More
Derived Forms gluttingly , adverb Word Origin for glut C14: probably from Old French gloutir, from Latin gluttīre; see glutton 1
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Word Origin and History for glut v. early 14c., "to swallow too much; to feed to repletion," probably from Old French gloter "to swallow, gulp down," from Latin gluttire "swallow, gulp down," from PIE root *gwele- "to swallow" (cf. Russian glot "draught, gulp"). Related: Glutted ; glutting .
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n. 1530s, "a gulp," from glut (v.). Meaning "condition of being full or sated" is 1570s; mercantile sense is first recorded 1590s.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
An oversupply of goods on the market.
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